Executive Officers

Mr. Mauro D. Placente, Treasurer
Mauro D. Placente, 57 years old, Filipino. He is the Vice President and Deputy Controller of First Metro Investment Corporation. He is the Chairman and President of First Metro Insurance Brokers Corporation and First Metro Insurance Agency, Inc. He is also the Director of FMIC Equities, Inc. He also serves as the Treasurer of PBC Capital Investment Corp, SBC Properties, Inc., Prima Ventures Development Corporation, Resiliency (SPC), Inc. and Skyland Realty Development Corporation, Inc. and Assistant Treasurer of First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange Traded Fund, Inc.
He joined First Metro Investment Corporation on September 1, 2000. Mr. Placente finished his Bachelor of Science Degree at the National College of Business and Arts. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Edwin B. Valeroso, Corporate Secretary / Corporate Information Officer
Mr. Edwin B. Valeroso - 58years old, Filipino, Corporate Information Officer , term of office is one year. Mr. Valeroso serves as Director and President of First Metro Save and Learn FOCCUS Dynamic Fund, Inc. since November 2018. He is First Vice President of First Metro Asset Management, Inc. He is the President of the Capital Markets Institute of the Philippines, Inc. (2018-present). Dr. Valeroso was the President of First Metro Save & Learn Balanced Fund (Jan 2007 to June 2011), First Metro Save & Learn Fixed Income Fund and First Metro Save & Learn Equity Fund (from May 2005 to June 2011), and President of First Metro Save and Learn Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. (2008 to 2011). He is also the Chief Information Officer of First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange Traded Fund, Inc. He was Vice President and Trustee of Philippine Investment Funds Association, Inc. (2006-2018) and Professorial Lecturer at De La Salle University- Graduate School of Business (2000-present). He was a Mutual Fund Strategist/Consultant at First Metro Investment Corp. (2004-2005).
Dr. Valeroso has a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Mathematics from University of Santo Tomas, a Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from University of the Philippines-Diliman, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree from De La Salle University-Manila. He is also an alumnus of the Trust Institute Foundation of the Philippines, an Accredited Financial Analyst of American Academy of Financial Management, an SEC-Certified Investment Solicitor and a PRC-licensed Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Jonathan T. Tabac, Compliance Officer
Mr. Jonathan T. Tabac - 64 years old, Filipino, Compliance Officer. Term of office is one year and has served as such from January 29, 2007 up to present. He is also the Compliance Officer of First Metro Securities Brokerage Corporation, First Metro Save & Learn Fixed-Income Fund, Inc., First Metro Save and Learn Equity Fund, Inc., First Metro Save and Learn Balanced Fund, Inc., First Metro Save and Learn Dollar Bond Fund, Inc., First Metro Asia Focus Equity Fund, Inc., First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange Traded Fund, Inc., First Metro Consumer Fund, Inc. and First Metro Asset Management, Inc. (from May 2005 to present). He served as AVP & Compliance Officer of Citystate Savings Bank (2002-2003), Vice President of Maybank Philippines (formerly PNB Republic Planters Bank)-1997-2001 and Chairman of the Board of RPB Provident Fund, Inc. (1997-2001). Mr. Tabac finished BSC-Accounting from University of Baguio. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

The executive officers were elected on June 30, 2022 and the term of office of each is for one (1) year.