FORBES Asia said a Filipina chief executive officer (CEO) made its list of 20 Outstanding Female Leaders.
The publication yesterday said Ayala Land CEO Anna Ma. Margarita Dy was among the businesswomen “pushing forward with new ventures and rising to secure top spots at some of the region’s largest and most prestigious enterprises.”
Forbes said Dy became the first female CEO of Ayala Land which is the Philippines’ second-largest property developer by market value.
“Dy joined the company 18 years ago and has been on the management committee since 2008. Prior to her role as CEO, she oversaw many of the firm’s luxury housing projects as chief operating officer and head of its residential business group,” the publication said.
According to the firm’s website, Dy graduated magna cum laude from Ateneo De Manila University’s Economics Honors Program in 1990.
“She earned her Master’s degree in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science in 1991 and MBA at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1996,” the company said.
Dy was the only Filipina in the Forbes list, which included Michele Bullock, the first woman to helm the Australian central bank; Lee Young-hee, who is the first and only woman outside the founding family to hold the rank of president at the Samsung Group; and Makiko Ono, the first female CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food. (ABS-CBN News)
