Filinvest Development Corporation confirmed the appointment of the following senior management officers: Mr. Ven Christian S. Guce as Senior Vice President/Group Strategy, Strategic Finance, and Special Projects Head; and Mr. Guce, Filipino, 45 years old, brings with him more than 20 years of experience from various industries having done various roles such as controllership, finance business partnering, planning, financial reporting and analysis coupled with more strategic roles having done business development, sales, strategy, corporate finance (valuation, mergers & acquisitions), and private and public market capital raises. Prior to joining FDC, Ven was the CFO of Growsari which is the Philippines' leading B2B e-commerce company. He led the completion of Growsari's most recent fund raise which was recognized as the fund raise so far for a Philippine start-up.

He previously worked with Jollibee Foods Corporation where he led the group's corporate finance, corporate planning, financial planning & analysis, M&A and global treasury functions. Ven led and completed JFC's successful maiden US dollar bond and Philippine Peso preferred shares issuances. Ven holds post-graduate degrees/certificates in Economics, Supply Chain Management and Finance.

Ven finished his Master of Science in Industrial Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific (Salutatorian), his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, with specialization in Quantitative Economics from the same university and a Post Graduate Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management from the De La Salle University and the Philippine Institute for Supply Management. Ven is currently taking courses in advanced finance and strategy from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Susana Martha P. Naval as Vice President and Communications Head.

Ms. Naval, Filipino, 53, is a communications professional with over 20 years of combined experience in Public Relations, Internal and Marketing Communications, and Media Relations. Prior to joining Filinvest Development Corporation, Suzette worked as Corporate Communications Manager of Ayala Land Inc. where she handled reputation management initiatives since 2008. She grew her communications experience and practice in her previous work managing corporate brand narratives, reputational risks, internal publications, and the company's online channels.

She graduated from St. Scholastica's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication. She is also a member of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and a certified Digital Marketing Professional.