Full Name
Mr. Edward Marcel Gacusana
Job Title
Executive Director
Company
Executive Director, Group Risk Management and Sustainability Unit, Ayala Corporation
Speaker Bio
Vickie heads the Enterprise Risk Management and Sustainability Unit of Ayala Corporation, one of the largest and time-honored conglomerates in the Philippines with leadership status in various industries.
She is a seasoned professional in the areas of enterprise risk management, auditing, financial accounting, operational accounting, call center operations and administrative operations. She had worked within the region when she was employed as international auditor by USAID Manila and in Indonesia and Brunei when she was employed by Djajanti Group of Indonesia.
She implements group-wide policies and programs that are designed to increase awareness on and strengthen the commitment to risk management and sustainability. She leads the integration of the two fields in Ayala while also handling the group insurance optimization program. Moreover, she has set milestones for conducting the annual Ayala Integrated Summit and driving the Integrated Reporting efforts across the business units.
Vickie is a recognized leader in both fields of Risk Management and Sustainability and, most notably, she was named in 2019 as one of Eco-Business’ A-List of most influential corporate sustainability leaders in the Asia Pacific, as well as one of Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen by CSR Works. In 2018, she received the Asia Pacific’s Risk Manager and Risk Management Team of the Year awards by the StrategicRisk. Her pioneering efforts also helped the Ayala Group to be recognized as the Top CSR Advocates in Asia by ACES Awards, and as Asia Pacific’s Best Enterprise Risk Programme, both in 2017. Vickie also received the Corporate Risk Manager of the Year Award from the Asia Insurance Industry Awards in November 2021.
In October 2021, Ayala Corporation through its President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala, announced its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This commitment came about through the hard work and perseverance that Vickie put in, purposefully steering the enterprise closer to a low-carbon and more sustainable future. Her efforts developed the Mindoro Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Program, a groupwide and nationwide forest and biodiversity protection initiative to be piloted on the island of Mindoro. This pioneering nature-based solution puts Ayala at the forefront of the campaign for climate action.
She is a seasoned professional in the areas of enterprise risk management, auditing, financial accounting, operational accounting, call center operations and administrative operations. She had worked within the region when she was employed as international auditor by USAID Manila and in Indonesia and Brunei when she was employed by Djajanti Group of Indonesia.
She implements group-wide policies and programs that are designed to increase awareness on and strengthen the commitment to risk management and sustainability. She leads the integration of the two fields in Ayala while also handling the group insurance optimization program. Moreover, she has set milestones for conducting the annual Ayala Integrated Summit and driving the Integrated Reporting efforts across the business units.
Vickie is a recognized leader in both fields of Risk Management and Sustainability and, most notably, she was named in 2019 as one of Eco-Business’ A-List of most influential corporate sustainability leaders in the Asia Pacific, as well as one of Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen by CSR Works. In 2018, she received the Asia Pacific’s Risk Manager and Risk Management Team of the Year awards by the StrategicRisk. Her pioneering efforts also helped the Ayala Group to be recognized as the Top CSR Advocates in Asia by ACES Awards, and as Asia Pacific’s Best Enterprise Risk Programme, both in 2017. Vickie also received the Corporate Risk Manager of the Year Award from the Asia Insurance Industry Awards in November 2021.
In October 2021, Ayala Corporation through its President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala, announced its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This commitment came about through the hard work and perseverance that Vickie put in, purposefully steering the enterprise closer to a low-carbon and more sustainable future. Her efforts developed the Mindoro Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Program, a groupwide and nationwide forest and biodiversity protection initiative to be piloted on the island of Mindoro. This pioneering nature-based solution puts Ayala at the forefront of the campaign for climate action.
Speaking At
Global Compact Network Boards: How Global Compact Network Boards are Championing SDG Engagement within the Wider Business Community and Serving as Agents of Positive Change (Invitation only)
UNGC-UNFCCC Joint Session: Way Forward on the NDCs and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement with the Private Sector
UNGC-UNFCCC Joint Session: Way Forward on the NDCs and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement with the Private Sector
