Roberto Ongpin is presently Deputy Chairman of the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Director of Shangri-La Asia (Hong Kong), Petron Corporation, Araneta Properties, Inc., San Miguel Corporation as well as Chairman of Acentic GmbH, PhilWeb Corporation, ISM Communications Corporation, Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc., Alphaland Corporation, Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. and Developing Countries Investment Corporation. He was former Chairman and Managing Partner of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. and served as Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines from 1979 to 1986. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.