The chief executive of one of the biggest banks in the Philippines and a cross-cultural communication strategist from Australia clinched the top honors at the 2023 Communicator of the Year Awards.
Bank of the Philippine Islands president and CEO Jose Teodoro Limcaoco won in the Executive Leader category, while Maryanne Kepui, whose 20-year career spans government, corporate enterprise and the not-for-profit sector, won in the Senior Communication Professional category.
The winners will be honored in person at the 2023 Communicator of the Year Awards ceremony during the IABC Asia Pacific regional conference “Fusion 2023: Making Waves Together” in Bali, Indonesia on September 4 to 5, 2023.
As a leader who routinely calls employees to commend them for a job well done, Limcaoco, or TG, as he is more popularly known in the Philippines, has taken efforts to shape BPI’s culture built on the bank’s core values of being nurturing, acting with integrity, being customer obsessed and pursuing excellence.
“I am truly honored and humbled to receive this award. I have always believed that nothing beats honest and sincere communication no matter one’s position or state of life. One has to listen well and understand where the other party is coming from to be able to communicate with clarity, conviction, and compassion. Banking is a business of trust, and we try our best every day to be worthy of this trust and confidence by living our core values—being nurturing, acting with integrity, being customer obsessed, and pursuing excellence—to truly make a difference in people’s lives,” he said.