iPeople, inc. announced that Mr. William H. Ottiger was elected as Independent Director of the Company by the Board of Directors during the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors on August 15, 2023, to replace Ms. Herminia S. Jacintowho resigned effective August 4, 2023. Mr. Ottiger was likewise appointed/elected as member of the following Board Committees during the same meeting: the Corporate Governance Nomination and Related Party Transaction Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Ottiger is an experienced executive with a depth of marketing and finance experience across a variety of industries in Asia, Europe and the US.

He is currently Executive VP & Corporate Development Officer at A. Soriano Corporation. Previously, from 2005 to 2017, he was the CEO of Cirrus Medical Staffing, Inc., a US based healthcare staffing company owned by A. Soriano Corporation. He was also Associate Director at UBS Investment Bank in London, UK from 2001 to 2003.

Prior to that, he was General Manager for Marketing at San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd., a publicly listed brewer and subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation. Mr. Ottiger has an MBA from London Business School, with an emphasis on Finance.