East West Banking Corporation approved the hiring and appointment of the Joseph Gerard Tiamson ­ Senior Vice President ­ Head of Banking Operations Group effective June 1, 2023. Gerry brings with him 36 years of experience in the banking industry. He is currently a consultant in Spenn PH Inc. where his main responsibility is to identify, rollout and implement digital banking services for the unbanked sector in the Philippines.

Gerry started his banking career with Citi in 1987. He rose from the ranks and eventually became a Manager in 1993. After his 7 years stint with Citi, he joined Unionbank as the Treasury Division head in 1994 and was with them for 2 years.

He was invited by Standard Chartered in 1996 where he handled various roles and became the SVP for Wealth Management/Shared Distribution. After 10 years, he decided to join Export and Industry Bank in 2006 as the VP and Group Head for Business Center Management. He later joined Deutsche Knowledge Services in January 2012 and handled various roles where his last position was VP-Head of Talent and Development for Global Tech Operations for until 2015.

Prior to joining Spenn as a consultant, he was the SVP for Central Operations Group in BDO from 2016 to 2017. Gerry earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management at the Ateneo De Manila University in 1983. Atty.

Lourdes A. Ona ­ First Vice President ­ Head of Legal Department and Assistant Corporate Secretary effective June 1, 2023 Atty. Lourdes A. Ona, is a CPA-Lawyer who joined the Bank in 2007 as Bank Lawyer, She was appointed as Head of Legal in June 2014. She is currently the Corporate Secretary of East West Rural Bank and East West Finance and Leasing and Director of two (2) subsidiaries of the Bank, Quest Marketing Services Inc. and Pasberfund Holdings Inc. Prior to joining EastWest, she worked with Union Bank of the Philippines, wherein she also assisted in Corporate Secretary works.

She also worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 4 years, as processing lawyer for the first two years and the last two years as Hearing Officer. Thereafter she engaged in private practice for 4 years, specializing in corporate practice. Her experience and training in the corporate practice equipped her with the required skills for the proposed position.