Ayala Corp. said it is appointing Juan Carlos Syquia as deputy chief financial officer (CFO) of the group in preparation for the retirement of Alberto de Larrazabal by end-2025.
Syquia will assume the post by May 1, 2025.
“Syquia will support Ayala Corp. CFO Alberto de Larrazabal before succeeding him on January 1, 2026 after the latter’s retirement. Syquia will be elected as Deputy CFO of Ayala Corp. at the organizational board meeting following the annual stockholders meeting on April 25, 2025,” the group said.
“We are pleased to have John-C (Syquia) join us at Ayala Corp. His extensive banking experience, strong financial acumen, and proven leadership give us great confidence that Ayala’s financial leadership will remain in very capable hands,” said Cesar Consing, Ayala president.
Syquia is currently the executive vice president and head of institutional banking at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the lending arm of the Ayala Group of Companies.
Syquia brings three decades of experience in corporate and investment banking.
Prior to joining BPI in 2016, Syquia held leadership roles at ING and Standard Chartered in strategy and business development, and running corporate finance and relationship management businesses.
Syquia holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from Fordham University, New York, graduating with honors, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Ayala also said it has appointed Jose Rene Gregory Almendras as public affairs principal of the group.
