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Business Review
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August 2010
Volume XXVI No. 6
Energy Efficiency
The Cheapest power
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Interview
10 PPP Projects
22 MEMBER’S CORNER
“Remove one tango dancer”
member’s CEO and company profile
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eVENT hIGHLIGHTS
Luncheon with Tourism Secretary
Efficiency at the Enterprise Level
Alberto Lim
ECCP Membership Event with Dr.
13 INTEGRITY INITIATIVE
Security of Tenure
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ENERGY SMART PROGRAM
Energy Smart Program
Call to Corporate Integrity
Shine project
Energy Efficiency Statistics
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First Gen Corporation’s Environmentalism in Business
Microtel MoA livens up Manila scene
Nestlé to invest Php 4.3 billion in new Tanauan factory
DB Schenker
30 in focus
GESM students grateful for international citation
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Launched
Foreign Chambers Local Employment Expo to Focus on 7 Big Winners
Flexible working arrangements /
End-of-Life CFL Lampwaste Management
12 EMERGING INDUSTRIES
Ruediger von Rosen
Energy Smart – Promoting Energy
Energy Efficiency – The Cheapest
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Power Available
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By Art Villasanta Memorable. Uncomfortable. Prudent.
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hree words that aptly describe the “adventure” that was the “1st Philippine Energy Efficiency Forum 2010 (PEEF 2010)” sponsored by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and held July 14 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. The conference’s timely theme: Enhancing Competitiveness through Energy Efficiency. Leave it to Mother Nature, however, to make the plenary sessions attended by some 300 persons both memorable and uncomfortable by sending a typhoon the night before to
knock out electric power. Those in attendance “air conditioned” themselves with whatever improvised “pamaypays” (fans) were on hand. And the heat meant many gentlemen in business suits had to park their jackets or risk heat stroke. Jokes about the ironic aptness of the power failure were rife during the conference. The outage and discomfort, however, forcefully drove home a major point the conference wanted to make: “Energy efficiency is the cheapest power available” Without energy efficiency, scenarios like this one on July 14 could be the norm in coming years - or far worse. For business firms, it would be akin to being hurled back to 1991, the year
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made infamous by massive and sustained power outages. A scenario that has to be avoided by all means!
Power from “power-lessness” The “power-less” day of July 14, therefore, lent power to the prudent energy efficiency messages delivered by the forum’s speakers. It also made the launch of the “Energy Smart Program” and the signing of the Statement of Support for this milestone effort all the more urgent and momentous. One of the more pleasant surprises at the forum was the discovery a growing number of business firms have taken action to become energy efficient and thus more competitive.
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Chemway Pharma Chemo, the Spanish-based integrated healthcare multinational involved into different fields of the pharmaceutical business, is setting up a whollyowned subsidiary in the Philippines, Chemway Pharma. Chemway Pharma started operations in 2009 and is currently bringing into the country a pipeline of products in various areas : women health, oncology and high-tech biotechnology.
Julien Tripet
General Manager, Chemway Pharma
Julien Tripet has been appointed General Manager of Chemway Pharma, in charge of driving the overall strategy and establishing policies to ensure sustainable presence in The Philippines. Prior to his appointment, Julien has been involved in business development for European and American pharmaceutical firms in the Asia Pacific region for the last 5 years, based in Taiwan and The Philippines.
Holcim Philippines, Inc. Roland van Wijnen is the new Chief Operating Officer of Holcim Philippines, Inc. He took over from Ian Thackwray who assumes the greater responsibility of being an Executive Committee Member of the Holcim Group, in charge of Northeast Asia and the Philippines, Southeast Africa, and Oceania. Roland has been working with Holcim for 12 years, starting as external consultant in a maintenance project in the cement plant Ulco in South Africa. He eventually became part of Holcim as Global Project Manager in Corporate Finance in 2001, responsible for the Holcim Information Platform. After four years, Roland was appointed Country Manager for Holcim North Danube, overseeing its cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete businesses in eastern Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Under his stewardship, Holcim North Danube has made big strides in further strengthening its aggregates and ready mix operations. Prior to Holcim, Roland served in various capacities at Philips Electronics, Atos-Origin and Cambridge Management Consulting. Roland was born in the Netherlands and holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Twente University. He also finished the General Manager Program at the Harvard Business School.
Roland van Wijnen Chief Operating Officer
KMC MAG Group, Inc. While the majority of Michael’s professional background lies in IT consultancy, assisting Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley, he was drawn toward the world of real estate in 2007 upon his stay in Manila for an IT project. As the real estate sector in the Philippines continued to grow, Michael realized the potential for an American managed Commercial Real Estate firm, specifically catered toward the emergent Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. As many North American & European companies were coming to the Philippines looking for a more familiar way of doing business, he saw an opportunity. With Michael’s IT background in project management for office space buildouts and network installations he saw a strong demand for large spaces, built to suit to the call center industry and the need for competent partnerships with such endeavors within the real estate industry.
Michael McCullough
In March of 2009 Michael incorporated KMC, which has in a short time become a recognized player in the real estate sector. Michael plays a vital role in the development of the business; meeting and working with clients from across the globe, always finding a way to accommodate their needs and is valued for his trusted real estate and IT knowledge.
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