Jollibee Foods Corporation announced that its board of directors approved the appointment of Mr. Ernesto Tanmantiong as president and chief executive officer of the company, effective from July 1, 2014. Mr. Tony Tan Caktiong, currently chairman of the board of directors and president and chief executive officer of the company will remain as chairman of the board. Mr. Ernesto Tanmantiong joined the company in 1978 as store manager.

He rose to become an area manager, moving up to assistant operations manager and then operations manager.