Roxas Holdings, Inc. Appoints Atty. Jhoel P. Raquedan as Vice President of Group Head, Legal and Corporate Affairs
January 23, 2018 at 02:41 am EST
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Roxas Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Atty. Jhoel P. Raquedan as Vice President of Group Head, Legal and Corporate Affairs. The appointment was effective on January 23, 2018. Atty. Jhoel was head of Manila Water Company's Legal and Corporate Governance from 2009-2017. Aside from the usual legal responsibilities, he was team leader of the arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and Manila Water in Singapore. He also assisted the company and its international and local subsidiaries in business development including the preparation of proposals, negotiations or execution of contracts, and alike. Likewise, he has experience in labor relations, governance, land acquisition, and tax management which were all under his stewardship. Prior to joining Manila Water, Atty. Jhoel was a senior associate for Picazo Buyco Tan Fider and Santos from 2000-2008 where he was exposed to litigation, labor cases, corporate law, taxation, and intellectual property.
Roxas Holdings, Inc. is a Philippines-based sugar and ethanol producer. The Company is engaged in the integrated sugar business and ethanol production in the Philippines. The Company operates through two segments: Sugar and Alcohol. Its Sugar segment consists of two operating subsidiaries: Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. (CADPI) and RHI Agri-Business Development Corporation (RABDC), which manufactures and sells raw and refined sugar, molasses and provides tolling and farm operations services. CADPI also manages and operates agricultural land and the planting and cultivation of sugar cane and other farm products. The Alcohol segment consists of one operating subsidiary, San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc. (SCBI), which manufactures and sells bioethanol fuel. SCBI operates an integrated sugar mill and bioethanol distillery complex.