The Management Association of the Philippines announced the selection of BDO Unibank Inc. president and chief executive Nestor Tan as the recipient of the “MAP Management Man of the Year 2019” award.
The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that MAP bestows on individuals in the business community or government for attaining unquestioned distinction in the practice of management and for contributing to the country’s progress.
The conferment of the award follows a thorough, stringent selection process. It has only been conferred 43 times in the five-decade history of the award.
The criteria for the award include integrity, leadership and management qualities; contribution to nation building and values formation; effective stewardship within the confines of the highest standard of business and management practice; among others.
Tan was chosen for steering BDO to being consistently ranked by the global financial community as among the best-managed banks in the Philippines; for transforming BDO into a full-service universal bank with subsidiaries in leasing, trust, stock brokerage, private banking, rural banking and insurance, among others; and for his leadership role in the substantial contributions of the BDO Group to national development through job creation and income generation.
Tan was also recognized for his contribution to the long-term development of a financial-literate citizenry by promoting financial inclusion, particularly among teachers, soldiers, OFWs and the Filipino youth; for choosing to apply his international experience towards the development of the local banking industry; for ensuring that the Filipino community receives efficient banking and financial services and for preparing a road map for the development of banking and the capital market in the future as President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines; and for setting an example for Filipino professional managers through a track record of integrity, professional competence and strong leadership in his banking career.
Among the recent recipients of the awards are Fernando Zobel de Ayala (2018), John Gokongwei Jr. (2017), Teresita Sy-Coson (2016), Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. (2015) and Albert del Rosario (2014).