Ayala Land CEO in Forbes’ Power Businesswomen list

Ayala Land CEO Anna Ma. Margarita “Meean” Dy | PHOTO: Ayala Land

MANILA  -Ayala Land CEO Anna Ma. Margarita “Meean” Dy was honored in Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list 2023, where she joins the small circle of female business leaders recognized for their contributions across a range of sectors in the Asia-Pacific.

Dy became first female CEO of the Zobel family-controlled Ayala Land when she assumed the post last month.

“Dy joined Ayala Land 18 years ago and has been on the management committee since 2008,” Forbes Asia said.

“Prior to her appointment as CEO she oversaw many of the firm’s luxury housing projects as chief operating officer and head of its residential business group,” it added.

Dy was part of the 20 women business leaders included in the latest Forbes list, who were selected “for their achievements and track records as business leaders.”

Outstanding work

“The 20 outstanding women featured on this year’s Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list are undeterred by new economic realities,” Forbes Asia list editor Rana Wehbe Watson said in a separate statement.

“From top executives at leading business and financial institutions—who are, in many cases, the first women to take on these roles—to those driving their family businesses to new heights or starting their own, these trailblazers are truly unstoppable,” she added.

Also named in the list were Makiko Ono, the first female CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food, the listed arm of Suntory Holdings of Japan; and founding member of Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Trudy Dai, who was recently appointed CEO of its Taobao and Tmall shopping sites.

Forbes Asia also named to the list Lee Young-hee, president of global marketing office at Samsung Electronics. She is the first and only woman outside the founding family to hold the rank of president at the Samsung Group, according to the publication.