Board of Directors
Leadership Team

Patrice Clausse

CEO, ACEN International

Professional Qualification

  • Member of the Board of Directors/Management and Advisory Committee of ACEN International projects
  • Former advisor to the Strategy and Business Development team of Ayala Corporation
  • Founding member of the ACEN management as head of Business Development and Operations teams
  • Former management consultant of McKinsey & Company in London and Marakon Associates (part of Charles River Associates)
  • Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School (with high distinction as Baker Scholar)
  • Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Cambridge University in the UK

Key Strengths

Capital markets / M&As /

Strategy / Business development

Jose Maria Zabaleta

CEO, ACEN Development

Professional Qualification

  • Chief Development Officer of ACEN
  • Chairman of ACEN’s operating renewable subsidiaries and partnerships in the Philippines
  • Former CEO of Bronzeoak’s independent non-energy investments
  • Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business in the USA
  • Graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University

Key Strengths

Energy / Project management

Miguel de Jesus

COO, Philippine Operations

Professional Qualification

  • Pioneered ACEN’s retail electricity business (now ACEN RES)
  • Former executive director and head of ACEN’s commercial operations
  • Previously led ACEN’s solar developments in Vietnam
  • Former president and CEO of North Luzon Renewables
  • Practiced law in the RomuloMabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles law firm, specializing in corporate banking and finance,
  • Practiced law in the Puyat Jacinto & Santos law firm, specializing in energy law and special projects
  • Alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program
  • Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines, graduating cum laude
  • M.A. in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University

Key Strengths

Energy / Project development /

Law

ACEN Chairman Delfin Lazaro

Delfin Lazaro

Chairman - Present

Date of Election

September 2022

Length of Service

<1 Year

Professional Qualification

  • Chairman of Integrated Micro Electronics, Inc. and Director of Globe Telecom, Inc.
  • Independent Adviser to the Board of Directors of Ayala Land, Inc. and a member of the BPI Advisory Council
  • B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of the Philippines
  • Master of Business Administration (with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Business)

Committees

Executive ©

Key Strengths

General Management / Energy

ACEN Chairman Delfin Lazaro

Delfin Lazaro

Chairman - Present

Date of Election

September 2022

Length of Service

<1 Year

Professional Qualification

  • Chairman of Integrated Micro Electronics, Inc. and Director of Globe Telecom, Inc.
  • Independent Adviser to the Board of Directors of Ayala Land, Inc. and a member of the BPI Advisory Council
  • B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of the Philippines
  • Master of Business Administration (with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Business)

Committees

Executive ©

Key Strengths

General Management / Energy

ACEN Chairman Delfin Lazaro

Delfin Lazaro

Chairman - Present

Date of Election

September 2022

Length of Service

<1 Year

Professional Qualification

  • Chairman of Integrated Micro Electronics, Inc. and Director of Globe Telecom, Inc.
  • Independent Adviser to the Board of Directors of Ayala Land, Inc. and a member of the BPI Advisory Council
  • B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of the Philippines
  • Master of Business Administration (with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Business)

Committees

Executive ©

Key Strengths

General Management / Energy

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