Rolando C. Gapud is a Philippine businessperson who has been the head of 6 different companies. Presently, he occupies the position of Executive Chairman of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. and Executive Chairman for Del Monte Pacific Ltd., Chairman of Del Monte Foods, Inc. (a subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Ltd.). Mr. Gapud is also Member-Asian Executive Board at MIT Sloan School of Management and on the board of 9 other companies.

In the past Rolando C. Gapud occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer for Greenfield Development Corp., Chief Executive Officer for Oriental Petroleum & Minerals Corp., Chief Executive Officer for Security Bank & Trust Co. (Blackwell, Oklahoma), Chief Operating Officer of Bankers Trust & Co. and Chief Operating Officer of American Express Co.

Mr. Gapud received a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.