East West Banking Corporation announced that during the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of East West Banking Corporation held on September 28, 2023, the Board of Directors: Elected a new member of the Board in the person of Ms. Rhoda "Chiqui" A. Huang, to fill the Board seat left by Mr. Francis C. Gotianun, who as Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC) director will focus on his leadership role in Filinvest Hospitality. Ms. Huang is an invaluable addition to the Bank's Board of Directors, bringing more than thirty (30) years of experience in Philippine corporate, financial institutions. Prior to joining FDC, she was President of BPI Capital Corporation.

She was also the former Branch Head of Investment Banking for Credit Suisse Philippines and spent 19 years at JP Morgan Chase and its predecessor institutions. She has led various aspects of investment banking, including handling mergers and acquisitions, facilitating equity-linked transactions, managing equity and debt capital markets, overseeing structured products and lending, as well has handling risk management. Ms. Huang completed her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Accountancy at the University of the Philippines and is a Certified Public Accountant.; and approved the promotion of Mr. Rene Peralta from First Vice President to Senior Vice President.

Mr. Peralta was recently appointed as the Bank's the Chief Corporate Credit Officer (CCCO) as part of the Bank's strategy refresh and evolved goals. As CCCO he is primarily responsible for leading the independent review and assessment of the corporate loan portfolio and providing the credit management framework for the Bank's corporate lending business. He also serves as the Chairman of the Bank's Credit Committee.

Mr. Peralta brings with him over 30 years of professional experience in the banking industry particularly in the areas of credit, account management, FX trading and stock brokerage. Prior to EW, he was the Securities Head of United Coconut Planters Bank. Mr. Peralta is a graduate of AB Economics from Ateneo De Manila University.