Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is MAP Management Man of the Year 2014

The Management Association of the Philippines has selected Secretary Albert F. del Rosario of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as the “MAP Management Man of the Year” for 2014.

The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that MAP bestows on individuals in the business community or government for attaining unquestioned distinction in the practice of management and for contributing to the country’s progress.

The conferment of the award to Secretary del Rosario followed a thorough, stringent selection process.

The distinction of “MAP Management Man of the Year” has only been conferred 38 times in the 47-year history of the award.

Secretary del Rosario was chosen for the following:

1. Raising the standards of economic diplomacy by pursuing an independent and principled foreign policy and for standing firmly in staunchly defending the Philippine national interest in the global arena;

2. Enhancing the Philippines’ bilateral partnerships with international institutions by steadfastly articulating Philippine interests and initiatives like maritime security, economic cooperation, counter-terrorism, people-to-people exchanges, among others;

3. Transforming the DFA into a strong, professional, and highly competent organization with full commitment to serve the Filipino people and the country;

4. Restoring morale in the DFA by limiting the number of political appointees and placing merit over seniority in the career advancement process for foreign service personnel;

5. Rationalizing Philippine presence overseas and reallocating resources to where these are most needed;

6. his contribution to re-shaping national values by setting an example that Filipino professional managers can emulate through his track record of integrity, professional competence, and strong leadership in his management career in both public and private sectors; and

7. Proactively ensuring the safety and security of overseas Filipinos around the world.

The roster of “MAP Management Man of the Year” awardees include: Washington Z. SyCip (1967), Geronimo Z. Velasco (1977), Henry A. Brimo (1978), Jose M. Soriano (1979), Cesar E.A. Virata (1981), Jaime V. Ongpin and Vicente T. Paterno (1982), Dante G. Santos (1983), Cesar A. Buenaventura and Roberto T. Villanueva (1985), Jaime Zobel de Ayala (1987), Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. (1988), Jose B. Fernandez, Jr. (1989), Raul T. Concepcion (1990), Oscar J. Hilado (1991), Alfonso T. Yuchengco (1992), Juan B. Santos (1994), David M. Consunji and Rizalino S. Navarro (1996), Gabriel C. Singson (1998), Delfin L. Lazaro and Henry Sy Sr. (1999), Oscar M. Lopez (2000), Tony Tan Caktiong (2002), Jesus P. Tambunting (2003), Rafael B. Buenaventura (2004), Manuel V. Pangilinan (2005), George S. K. Ty and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (2006), Jose L. Cuisia Jr. (2007), Antonino T. Aquino and Jesus P. Estanislao (2009), Lilia B. de Lima and Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. (2010), Erramon Aboitiz (2011), Aurelio R. Montinola III (2012) and Edgar O. Chua (2013).

Any MAP member or any other person who has exceptionally distinguished himself/herself in the practice of management over a significant period of time may be elected as the “MAP Management Man of the Year.”

The criteria for “MAP Management Man of the Year” include the following:

1. Integrity, prestige and distinction in the business community

2. High qualities as a manager exemplified in his leadership, vision, decisiveness, fairness and firmness in dealing with people

3. Exceptional ability for performing his managerial functions under exceptional conditions, such as creating and managing a new enterprise, reorganizing and re-orienting an existing enterprise, turning around a moribund company considering the difficulties of the times

4. Active and continuous management at top level of a private business or industrial enterprise, or a government institution for a significant length of time, and in a manner highly deserving of the recognition and commendation of MAP by reason of his contribution to the advancement of management as a career in the Philippines

5. Contribution to reshaping national values and orientation

6. Effective service and tangible contribution to nationwide professional, social, civic or charitable undertakings through personal initiative

7. The organization under his stewardship must have exhibited consistent exemplary performance and achieved stability under the highest standards of business ethics and practice.

8. The organization must be an entity operating in the Philippines and the business must have contributed substantially to the growth and development of the Philippine economy.

The selection of “MAP Management Man of the Year” requires the review, screening and selection by the Management Man of the Year Judging Committee; approval by the affirmative vote of the majority of the entire Board of Governors; and approval by the affirmative vote of the majority of the MAP members present at a meeting called for the purpose of electing the awardee.

(For inquiries, please contact MAP Executive Director Arnold P. Salvador via 751-1152 or <[email protected]>.)