Speakers

Mr. Anton Mari G Perdices is the Chief Operating Officer of the AboitizPower Distribution Utilities. Collectively the Distribution Utilities of AboitizPower is the second largest in the Philippines servicing over 1 Million customers from the regions of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The AboitizPower distribution utilities are Visayan Electric, Davao Light, Cotabato Light and the EnerZones. Anton oversees the growth and profitability of the distribution utilities while ensuring efficiencies, quality, safety and customer satisfaction. Anton often refers to the distribution utility business as a privilege as such, he ensures that the customer’s need for reliable and affordable energy are met at all times. 

Anton also serves as the President and Chairman of Aboitiz Construction Inc., one of the most reliable and respected industrial contractors in the Philippines. It is one of the few Philippine contractors with a very wide range of experience in major engineering & construction projects. With over 47 years in the construction business, it is capable of undertaking conceptualization to execution and commissioning, from earth moving to marine structures, from petrochemical to word-class resort, from warehouses to office buildings and more. 

He also holds the position of Honorary Consul of the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines. Currently Anton also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of the following companies: AboitizPower Distributed Renewables, Inc., Cebu Private Power Corporation, Cotabato Ice Plant, Davao Wood Preserving Company, Inc., East Asia Utilities Corporation, San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co., Inc, San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co., Inc. Therma Central Visayas, Inc. Therma Power, Inc. and Therma Subic, Inc. 

Prior to his current leadership roles, Anton was the Chief Operating Officer of Visayan Electric where he played a vital role in the operational transformation of the largest distribution utility in the Visayas. He also dabbled in international marketing for Aboitiz Construction when he was Vice President, opening new markets in the international landscape for the construction company. Anton also had a penchant for applied technology and innovation where he thrived in his role in Convergys, Nortel Networks and the Computer Task Group or CTG.  

Anton took the Advanced Management Program from the Harvard Business School and had his degree in Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland.