Edgar O. Chua, Filipino, 68, was first elected as an Independent Director of the Company at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held in April 2021. He is the Chairman of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Related Party Transactions Committee.

Mr. Chua is also an Independent Director of Ayala Corporation and PAL Holdings, Inc. since 2026, Shell Philippines Corporation since 2025, Philcement Corporation since 2021, First Gen Corporation since 2021, Horizon University Indonesia since 2025 and JG Summit Olefins since 2022. He is likewise affiliated with the Integrity Initiative, National Resilience Council, and the Phil. Disaster and Resilience Foundation, Zuellig Family Foundation and Alvarez Family Foundation.

Mr. Chua held senior positions within various Shell Group of Companies, both locally and outside of the Philippines, including but not limited to being the Chairman and President of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum from September 2003 to May 2017 and being the Country Chairman of Shell companies in the Philippines from September 2003 to October 2016. He was the Chairman of De La Salle University, the College of Saint Benilde, and University of La Salle Bacolod. He was also Director of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company from 2017 to 2026. Mr. Chua is a Trustee/Treasurer of Philippine Business for Education and was a Trustee for the De La Salle Greenhills from 2019 till 2026, The English-Speaking Union of the Philippines, Inc. since 2009, and Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation Inc. from 2005 until 2026. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of Mitsubishi Motors Phil. Corp. and formerly of Coca Cola Bottlers Phils.

Mr. Chua earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from DLSU in 1978 and attended various international seminars and courses including the senior management course in INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.