Manuel I. Ayala

Mr. Ayala has been an independent director since September 7, 2016 and currently sits as the Chairman of the Related Party Transactions Committee since May 8, 2017. He is also an Independent Director of Sky Cable and the Managing Director of the Philippine office of Endeavor, a global nonprofit organization focused on accelerating the growth of high impact entrepreneurs.

Prior to Endeavor, Mr. Ayala founded Hatchd, Inc, a technology incubator that has helped to create companies such as Rappler, PawnHero, Purple Click, AVA, Zipmatch, Ayannah, and GrowSari. He was also a co-founder of IRG Ltd, a Hong Kong-based M&A advisory firm focused on the telecoms, media, and tech sectors across the Asia Pacific.

Mr. Ayala is a past President of Entrepreneurs Organization (Philippine Chapter) and has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yale University.