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Francis G. Estrada, MBA 1973 Assumes AIM Presidency
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RANCIS G. Estrada, MBM 1973, the first AIM alumnus to become President of the Asian Institute of Management marked his first day in office last May 16, 2006. A simple turnover ceremony at the AIM Zen Garden marked the commencement of Mr. Estrada’s term as AIM President. Former AIM President, Dr. Roberto F. de Ocampo, presented the AIM mace to AIM Board of Trustee, Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., who conferred it to Mr. Estrada on behalf of the AIM Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. The ceremony was well attended by AIM faculty, students, alumni, guests and staff. Congratulatory messages were delivered by representatives of the AIM community: Mr. Alex Tanwangco, Chairman, AAAIM on behalf of the alumni community; Dr. Francisco L. Roman, Associate Dean, Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) on behalf of the faculty; Mr. Abhra Dam, MBA 2007 on behalf of the students; and Ms. Mayumi Juris Luna, Executive Managing Director, AIM Human Resource Services on behalf of the staff. Mr. Greg Atienza, Alumni Relations Office Executive Managing Director, delivered the invocation, as well as the congratulatory message from FAIM Chairman, Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Mohd Annas Hj. Mohd Nor.
Mr. Estrada has been an international investment banker and financial entrepreneur over the last 32 years. He co-founded and served as President and CEO of the international investment firm, William E. Simon and Sons (Asia). He co-founded and served as COO of the international merchant bank, Asian Oceanic Group and led the turn-around and served as Managing Director of First Indonesian Finance and Investment Corporation, the merchant banking subsidiary of the Indonesian central bank.
With AB/BSBA undergraduate degrees from De La Salle University, Mr. Estrada graduated “With Distinction” from AIM with a Master in Business Management (MBM) in 1973. He completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School in 1989. In the same year, he was conferred the AIM Alumni Achievement Award (or Triple A), the highest recognition given by the Asian Institute of Management to its outstanding alumni.
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