About Us

Anthony L. Fernandez

President and Chief Operating Officer

Tito has over 30 years of business and management experience. He first joined First Balfour in 1995 as a Business Development executive and was later on appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2007. His earlier career included senior roles at Mitsubishi Corporation, Metro Container Corporation, and MCCI Corporation. Tito currently serves as a Director of Therma Prime Well Services, MHE Demag (Philippines), and Philippine Domestic Construction Board. He was recently named as a Steward of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism (CIC). He was also appointed as the President of the Philippine Constructors Association Foundation (PCAF) in 2019 and previously held office as President of Philippine Constructors Association Inc. (PCA) in 2008 to 2009 and Philconstruct Events, Exhibitions, and Conferences Corp. (PEECC) in 2016 to 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the De La Salle University and has completed executive programs at the Asian Institute of Management and IMD.

Jose Valentin Pantangco, Jr.

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Joval has more than 25 years of experience in handling project and business development, business consultancy, and corporate planning in various organizations. Prior to joining First Balfour, he was the Vice President for Corporate Planning of First Philippine Holdings (FPH) where he also concurrently led business development and M&A-related activities to diversify growth. He was also the Chief Commercial Officer of First Philippine Industrial Park and a director of several other FPH subsidiaries. From 2007 to 2016, he was the Managing Director for Consultancy and Business Development of Changi Airports International where he led the overall global business development activities of the company. He completed his degree in Economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1994 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2004.

Rey G. Villar

Executive Vice President
Head of Industrial Projects Division

Throughout his over 30 years with the company, Rey has taken on a succession of roles culminating in his appointment as Executive Vice President in 2013. Currently, he is responsible for leading the company’s Industrial Projects Division and overseeing construction support departments such as Project Planning and Monitoring, Quality Management, ESH, and Technical Services. Rey has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Far Eastern University.

Malcolm Lorimer

Executive Vice President
Major Projects Division

Malcolm has more than 30 years of experience in the end-to-end project delivery in the Civil Engineering, Building, Rail Engineering, Electro-mechanical and Infrastructure Sectors. Prior to joining First Balfour, he was the Regional Commercial Director for the Middle East, Indian and Indonesian Businesses of Balfour Beatty and Parsons Brinckerhoff. He holds a degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of Northumbria in England as well as an MBA in Construction and Real Estate from Reading University in England. Malcolm is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He currently leads the Major Projects Division of First Balfour and has been based in the Philippines since January 2017.

Carlos Pedro C. Salonga

Senior Vice President
Human Resources and Administration

Caloy has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development. He has led Strategic HR and organizational excellence in various Lopez Companies. Prior to joining the Lopez group, his exposure in various industries and institutions include the Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Airlines, and Philacor. He joined First Balfour in February 2013. Caloy is a graduate of BS Psychology magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines and has a Master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University. Among others, Caloy includes environmental sustainability and developing leaders as part of his advocacies.

Jonathan C. Tansengco

Senior Vice President
Finance

Butch joined First Balfour as CFO in August 2013. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer at First Philippine Electric Corporation. Prior to that, he was the Head of the Financial Advisory / Project Development Group of Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines. He graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines and has an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Columbia University.