CHARO SANTOS-CONCIO Appointed CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation
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ABS-CBN Corporation, the country's leading and largest
multimedia conglomerate, announced the appointment
of Ma. Rosario “Charo” Santos-Concio as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
effective January 1, 2013. The new position is in addition to her role as the
company’s President and Chief Content Officer. Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez
III continues to be the Chairman of the Board of ABS-CBN.
As ABS-CBN President, Santos-Concio conceptualized
strategies and solutions for the company’s growth, helping it achieve profit
margins, record-high advertising revenues, and leadership in nationwide TV
ratings.
It was also during Santos-Concio’s term that the network
was named as one of the top 15 highest scoring companies and the only publicly
listed media organization to garner a score for 90% or higher in the Institute
of Corporate Directors’ 2008 Corporate Governance Scorecard.
Before being promoted to President in 2008, she served as
ABS-CBN’s Head for Channel 2 in 2006, Executive Vice President in 1998, Senior
Vice President of TV Production in 1996, Vice President of Production
Operations in 1991, and Director for Programs in 1989. She joined ABS-CBN as
Consultant in 1987.
As a programming executive and producer, she is credited
with ABS-CBN’s leadership in the TV and movie market with top-rating programs
and high-grossing films under her helm, such as “Esperanza,” “Pangako Sa ‘Yo,”
and "May Bukas Pa," the sitcom “Home Along Da Riles” that
revived the King of Comedy Dolphy’s career, and Star Cinema’s quality movies that
broke box-office records.
Santos-Concio is a recipient of many awards for her work
and contribution to the film and broadcast industry, including Film Academy of
the Philippines' Manuel de Leon Award, Hall of Fame Awards for her long-running
drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya” from the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA),
PMPC Star and Anak TV Awards, CEO Communication Excellence in Organizations
(CEO EXCEL) Awards, and CMO Awards’ Woman Super Achiever Award.
She began her career in media as a production assistant in
“John en Marsha,” then moved on to become a drama actress and producer for
BanCom Audiovision, Experimental Cinema of the Philippines, Vanguard Films,
Regal Films, and Vision Exponents.
Before becoming a media executive, Santos-Concio became
famous for acting in critically acclaimed films, most notably in “Brutal,”
“Kisapmata,” “Gumapang Ka sa Lusak,” and Mike de Leon’s “Itim,” for which she
won the Best Actress award in the 1978 Asian Film Festival.
She graduated cum laude
from St. Paul’s College in Manila with a degree in Communications Arts and
completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2007.
Congratulations for a much-deserved promotion to a one-of-a-kind lady in the entertainment industry. This reader got acquainted with this lady early on in our 20s, while she was connected with Baron Travel Corp. and this observer was still a UST student, since we ran in the same circle of mutual friends. Even then, one could sense that she was/is destined for something big since she has always exuded an undefinable rare aura and quality. Along with a mutual friend, our paths crossed once more in Seoul, Korea (while this reader was doing post grad studies as one of the pioneer exchange students in the late 70s) before this reader immigrated to North America. Great to know that this lady is a big part of ABS-CBN's success as the purveyor of mass culture. With this fair-minded lady at the helm, she deserves nothing but heartfelt wishes for a sustained/continued leadership that will catapult the Filipino ingenuity/creativity in the forefront of international arena.
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