De Ocampo joins GRI board

MANILA, Philippines - International non-profit organization Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) recently appointed Roberto de Ocampo, to its board of directors. GRI promotes the use of sustainability reporting as a way for organizations to become more sustainable and contribute to sustainable development. De Ocampo recently assumed chairmanship in Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB).  He is also the founding partner of Centennial Group International and chairman of Centennial Asia Advisors. Formerly the president of the Asian Institute of Management, De Ocampo also served as: Secretary of Finance of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998; chairman and CEO of the Development Bank of the Philippines from 1989 to 1993. He was named ‘Finance Minister of the Year’ and subsequently ‘Asian Finance Minister of the Year’ by Euromoney and Asiamoney magazines, and conferred the Legion of Honor by the Republic of the Philippines in 1998.