John Eric T. Francia

Chairman

Eric Francia is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ACEN. Under his leadership, Ayala established its energy platform from a standing start in 2011, to become one of the largest renewable energy platforms in Southeast Asia, with over 2000 MW of attributable renewables capacity.

Eric is also a Managing Director and member of the Management Committee of Ayala Corporation since 2009, and was appointed as Chairman of Ayala’s Investment Committee in 2021. He is also a Director of various Ayala group companies including AC Infrastructure, AC Health, AC Ventures, and as Chairman of ACE Enexor.

Eric earned a Master’s Degree in Management Studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, graduating with First Class Honors.  He received his undergraduate degree in Humanities and Political Economy from the University of Asia & the Pacific, graduating magna cum laude.

Rolando J. Paulino, Jr.

President

Rolando “Don” Paulino, Jr. is the President and a member of the Board of Directors of ACE Enexor, Inc., having joined the company in January 2022. He has 27 years of international senior leadership experience in the energy sector and has worked in various sites in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Australia, and the Philippines.

Don previously served as the Vice President for Philippines Upstream and Managing Director of Shell Philippines Exploration BV. He has also been part of the Board of Directors of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Tabangao Realty Inc., Philippine Energy Independence Council, Petroleum Association of the Philippines, Malampaya Foundation Inc. and Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc., among others

He is currently the President of the Philippine Energy Independence Council and of the Petroleum Association of the Philippines. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Fellow of ASEAN Academy for Engineering and Technology, a trained Executive Coach, and a part-time Faculty of the UST Graduate School and of the DLSU College of Engineering.

Don completed his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas.

Raymundo A. Reyes, Jr.

General Manager

Raymundo Reyes, Jr. is the General Manager of ACE Enexor Inc. He served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors from February 2013 to December 2021. After a short teaching and graduate assistantship stint at the U.P. Department of Chemistry and Department of Geology and Geography, he started his career as a geologist with the Philippine National Oil Company in 1976 and was subsequently seconded to the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies. He joined the Company as Exploration Manager in 1987, and became its Vice President for Exploration in 1994. He is concurrently the President & COO of Palawan55 Exploration and Production Corporation, and Vice President of Maibarara Geothermal, Inc., a joint venture between AC Energy Corporation, PetroGreen Energy Corp., and PNOC Renewables. He is also a Director of Palawan55 Exploration and Production Corporation since February 2013, and Maibarara Geothermal, Inc. since April 2016.

Ray holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Geology degrees from the University of the Philippines and is both a licensed Geologist and Chemist.

Maria Corazon G. Dizon

Treasurer & Chief Finance Officer

As ACEN’s Chief Finance Officer & Treasurer and Compliance Officer, Cora heads various functional units under Finance, including Controllership, Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Risk Management.

In addition, she holds directorship positions and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee in a number of subsidiaries within the ACEN group, such as South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation, North Luzon Renewables, Northwind Power Development Corp, ACE Endevor, Inc., and ACEN International, among other entities. She is concurrently the Chief Finance Officer and Treasurer of ACEN Corporation and of ACE Enexor, Inc..

Cora joined Ayala’s Energy and Infrastructure Group in 2016 after 28 years in Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI), where she served as Head of ALI Capital Corp., Head of Business Development and Strategic Planning of the Commercial Business Group, Head of Asset Management Group of Shopping Centers, Head of Control and Analysis, Head of Investor Relations as well as Chief Financial Officer of Residential Buildings, Office Buildings and Shopping Centers groups.

Cora attended an Executive Management Program at Wharton University of Pennsylvania, and earned her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from De La Salle University Graduate School of Business. She graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Accountancy and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Dodjie D. Lagazo

Corporate Secretary & Compliance Officer

Dodjie Lagazo is an Executive Director and the Head of Legal and Regulatory of ACEN Corporation (formerly AC Energy Corp.). As Head of Legal and Regulatory, he spearheaded the development and implementation of the ACEN group’s corporate legal strategy, as well as governance and compliance programs.

Dodjie concurrently serves as the Corporate Secretary of ACE Enexor, Inc., and Assistant Corporate Secretary of ACEN Corporation. He was a Director and member of AG Counselors Corporation’s Management Committee from January 2014 to July 2017. Prior to joining Ayala, he worked with the law firm of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan.

Dodjie earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and ranked sixth in the graduating class of 2003. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, graduating magna cum laude.

Alan T. Ascalon

Assistant Corporate Secretary

Alan Ascalon is the Assistant Corporate Secretary of ACEN Corporation and ACE Enexor, Inc. Alan is the Corporate Secretary of Guimaras Wind Power Corporation, One Subic Power Generation Corp., One Subic Oil Distribution Corp., Bulacan Power Generation Corporation, CIP II Power Corporation, San Julio Land Development Corporation, LCC Bulk Water Supply, Inc., MCV Bulk Water Supply, Inc., SCC Bulk Water Supply, Inc, HDP Bulk Water Supply, Inc., Solienda Inc., AC Laguna Solar, Inc.. He was the Assistant Legal Counsel of PHINMA, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. He served as director of Guimaras Wind Power Corporation from 2014 to 2019.

He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1996 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2000.

Raissa C. Villanueva

Assistant Corporate Secretary

Raissa Villanueva is the Assistant Corporate Secretary of ACE Enexor, Inc. Raissa is also the Assistant Corporate Secretary of various AC Energy subsidiaries and affiliates. She was previously Senior Counsel at Ayala Group Legal. Prior to joining Ayala, she was Primary Counsel at Energy Development Corporation. Before this, she practiced law as legislative officer at the Office of Senator Pia Cayetano and as associate in Leynes Lozada Marquez Offices.

She received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, graduating cum laude. She then completed her Juris Doctor in the College of Law of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She is a member in good standing of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.