Philippine Bank of Communications at the annual stockholders' meeting held earlier, the stockholders duly elected Mr. Hans Brinker M. Sicat as a regular member of the Board, effective immediately. In the Organizational Meeting, the Board appointed Mr. Sicat as member of the Bank's trust and related party transaction committees. Hans Brinker M. Sicat, Filipino, 62 years old, is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Stock Exchange from January 2011 to May 2017.

He also served as Chairman and Independent Director of the PSE from May 2009 to January 2011. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Crescent Point Group, and Chairman of ProJuris Business Services Inc. Mr. Sicat also holds positions in various business entities such as Independent Director of Skycable Corporation, ArthaLand Corp., and Transnational Diversified Group. Mr. Sicat has more than two decades of experience as investment banker.

He was Chief Representative of Citigroup Global Markets Asia Pacific Limited in the Philippines from July 2000 to September 2008; Director and Head for Philippine Investment Banking at Salomon Smith Barney Asia Pacific Limited from April 1996 to June 2000; and Managing Director for Asian Fixed Income (Emerging Markets) at Citicorp International from December 1993 to March 1996. He was also the Vice President and Capital Markets Asia Head of Citicorp Securities Inc. in New York City. Mr. Sicat used to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Bankers Association of the Philippines, and was active in the Investment House Association of the Philippines including a stint as its President.

Mr. Sicat finished his coursework for Ph. D. Economics Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA and earned his Master of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at the University of the Philippines. Date of Appointment of June 13, 2023.