COMCO Southeast Asia’s Camp COMCO Mentorship program alumni, first hires and homegrown talents AC Recio and Harvey Llamosa have been promoted from Associate Managers to Managers for their exemplary work in their respective accounts and fields of expertise as well demonstration of managerial qualities even at the early stages of their career.
In addition, COMCO Southeast Asia, true to its thrust of Igniting Talent and vision to champion inclusive growth among its people, welcomed Mr. Recio and Mr. Llamosa as its newest partners for their commendable loyalty, excellence in their craft, sense of mission and leadership potential. Two other homegrown talents were also promoted during the event, Queenie Resmundo from Senior Officer to Associate Manager and Patricia Rana from Senior Associate to Officer.
AC Recio has been promoted to Digital and Multimedia Arts Manager. Recio has managed some of the Agency’s key digital accounts like Platinum Karaoke, Pioneer Insurance, Dragonpay, SureTayo, Unilab Foundation, Defensil Alcohol, Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz, as well as the SEA Wave pop culture magazine
“Being one of the first hires of a relatively new agency back then, I was aware of both the opportunity and uncertainty, but as someone who has worked with Ferds Bondoy before, I knew what kind of environment he and the rest of the team planned on cultivating and knew the promise that it had. I’m grateful to my mentors in COMCO who willingly pass on their knowledge every day, and to the rest of the team for their support. As a new manager and partner, I’m thankful for our COMCO Squadron, for five years of meaningful storytelling, and for the many more years ahead,” shared AC Recio.
Harvey Llamosa has been promoted to Executive Initiatives and Integrated Communications Manager. Mr. Llamosa is the agency’s torchbearer for New PR and Smart Social, having entrusted to him some of COMCO Southeast Asia’s biggest projects including the “Red Talks” web series and “See the World” initiative for AirAsia, “Fun First Move” and “Screenbites” for M&M’s, “Reel to Real” campaign for SM Cinema, “Earth Hour” and “#AyokoNgPlastik” movement for WWF, “Social Innovation Challenge” and “One Voice for Children” for World Vision, and influencer marketing projects for Lenovo, among others.
“Five years ago, I’ve decided to start my journey with COMCO Southeast Asia. And through the years, the company has honed my skills and trained me to become the PR professional that I am today. I am so lucky and grateful for the opportunity to be part of an incredible company and be trained to become one of its future leaders as well,” said Harvey Llamosa.
Queenie Resmundo has also been promoted as the Agency’s Associate Brand Communications Manager. Ms. Resmundo has managed COMCO SEA’s various flagship accounts like Electrolux, Eastern Communications, Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz, Jobstreet, United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Angkas, Oakley and Reef.
Patricia Raña was also promoted to the Corporate Services Officer position. Joining the team in 2018 as Finance and Administration Associate, Raña has supported the Agency’s administration and finance requirements, as well as its ACTDEV (Agency Culture and Team Development) programs and activities which help unify the team and boost professional excellence.
