About Us

Mr. Alipio has some 30 years of leadership in finance in the Philippines and the United States, having most recently served as the Global Financial Controller of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). Prior to his work at ICTSI, he spent a decade working for the San Francisco-based Elan Pharmaceuticals and held several positions including Vice President of BioNeurology Finance and Vice President of Internal Audit & SOX.

From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Alipio was a Senior Manager for Audits and Business Advisory at KPMG LLP in San Francisco. He was with Makati-based SGV and Co. from 1994 and was seconded in Chicago back in 1997. He was also a Manager for Assurance and Business Advisory Services in 2000.

A Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Alipio is a graduate of University of the Philippines Diliman.

Mr. Vince Dizon has 26 years of extensive experience in both the Legislative Branch – as Chief of Staff of the late Senate President Edgardo Angara – and the Executive Branch, especially during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte where he played numerous key roles.

Vince was a member of the Cabinet as Presidential Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects, and was also President and CEO of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. He was also appointed Presidential Adviser for COVID- 19 Response and Deputy Chief Implementer against COVID-19. For his exemplary service in ensuring the success of the massive Build Build Build infrastructure program and his vital role in the country’s COVID-19 response, he was conferred the Order of Lakandula with the rank of Grand Cross (Bayani), the highest recognition given to outstanding political and civic leaders.

He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce-Management of Financial Institutions at the De La Salle University (DLSU) from 1991 to 1996. He went to the University of Reading in United Kingdom to obtain his master’s degree in Applied Development Studies and graduated With Distinction under the auspices of the prestigious British Chevening Scholarship program from 1998 to 1999. He was an Assistant Professor of Economics at DLSU from 1999 to 2001.

Ms. Matibag is a senior finance executive with over 20 years of global experience leading successful teams in complex organizational environments and in challenging markets.

Prior to joining Prime Infra, Ms. Matibag was a senior finance executive at General Motors where she had a strong track record of driving short and long-term results by partnering with the business and providing financial clarity and transparency. Ms. Matibag’s career has spanned six countries, including major markets such as the United States, Brazil, South Korea and Japan. Over the years, Ms. Matibag has held four CFO roles in multi-billion-dollar revenue operations in Japan, Brazil and South Korea.

Ms. Matibag is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at The Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), holds a Master of Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the Ateneo de Manila University.

An infrastructure and transportation lawyer, Mr. Ranada has experience in major infrastructure projects, from gathering consortium partners, pursuing bids, negotiating with government and major contractors, to setting up project companies after winning the contract.

Before joining the Prime Infra Group as a Director for Contract Management & Administration, he worked as General Counsel for Light Rail Manila Corporation, a rail service company engaged in the operation and maintenance of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Prior to this, Mr. Ranada was also with the Ayala Group Legal Counsel for over a decade where he handled Infrastructure and PPP, Mergers and Acquisitions, BPO and Technology, Education, Real Estate Development, and Intellectual Property.

Marilen has over 25 years of comprehensive and invaluable experience in Internal Audit providing objective assurance and consulting services over end-to-end operational and governance processes for holding companies, manufacturing, and telecommunications industries.

Prior to joining Prime Infra, she was an AVP for Internal Audit at Smart Communications Inc. where she was responsible for the streamlining and automation of significant processes to realize revenue opportunities. She was also instrumental in the development of end-to-end process for the Value-Added Services group of Smart, which involved the identification of minimum documentary and approval requirements prior to launch and implementation of new services. She also has extensive experience in implementing and monitoring Sarbanes-Oxley Act 404 (SOX 404), and fraud investigations. She was also seconded at SPi Global Technologies, Inc., a BPO company, and served as the Chief Audit Executive.

Marilen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

Atty. Amabelle C. Asuncion has over 20 years of experience as a law practitioner in both the private and public sectors. Her field of expertise covers corporate and commercial law, regulatory & compliance, and government relations.

She is a former commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), a quasi-judicial agency mandated to enforce the Philippine Competition Acts across all sectors. Her other experiences in the public sector include serving as legislative officer for the Office of the Senate Majority Leader and Commission on Appointments and as Executive Director for the Senate Oversight Committee on Climate Change. She is also a member of the faculty of the UP College of Law.

In the private sector, Atty. Asuncion joined the SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Office before eventually moving on to leadership roles in various organizations. She was law and policy reform consultant at the Asian Development Bank, legislative advisor at the European Chamber of Commerce, legal counsel at BDO Unibank and Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc. She then joined the Divina Law Office as a partner.

Atty. Asuncion graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1996 with a BA in English Studies, magna cum laude, and went on to complete her Bachelor of Laws from the same institution in 2001. She went on to the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where she obtained her Master of Laws in International Legal Studies, graduating with distinction, in 2007. She was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2002 and the New York Bar in 2008.

Prior to joining Prime Infra Group as Market Sector Lead for Power, Mr. Dela Cruz was Vice President for Business Development in Global Business Power Corporation for 4 years where he led business and strategy development for traditional and renewable energy projects. He also held the position of Vice President of Engineering for ResoluteCM, LLC where he was brought onboard to manage the Philippine-based engineering office, which provided support to multiple international locations.

Mr. Dela Cruz has over 12 years of experience in managing multidisciplinary engineering services with major focus on quality assurance and quality control for industrial construction, multidisciplinary and coordinated engineering design, construction supervision, and more, while also being experienced in leading business development and commercial management for the power sector.

Carla Angelica T. Peralta has solid experience in leadership roles in project management, supply chain management and business strategy in the infrastructure industry.

Before joining the Prime Infra Group, she held various leadership roles in Supply Chain Planning, Imports/Exports Operations, Biofuels Operations and Channel Optimization in Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and Shell Philippines Explorations B.V for 8 years. Her past experience developed her expertise in negotiations and stakeholder management, contracts and procurement management, logistics management, business continuity planning, project management, business development, and external stakeholder management.

Mr. Tan joined the Manila Water group in 2002 as a management trainee, starting from the ranks and holding various front-line roles within the organization leading up to his secondment as General Manager and COO of two start-up subsidiaries outside Manila, namely the Boracay Island Water Company and the Laguna AAAWater Corporation. After serving these companies for nearly a decade, he then went on to join a start-up energy company before being tasked to lead Prime Infra’s water venture.

Skilled in Corporate Strategy, Operations Management, Sales Operations, Financial Operations, Business Development, Project Delivery, People Management, Regulatory Affairs and Government & Stakeholder Relations, Mr. Tan brings over 18 years of experience and expertise to Prime Infra as Market Sector Lead for Water.