2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE

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Josefina Cruz

Vice President, Human Resources

NQX Philippines
Josefina Cruz is a seasoned HR leader with over 30 years of experience shaping people and organisational strategy across global, start up, and high growth organisations. Her work spans end to end HR leadership, with strong expertise in organisational development, leadership and capability building, talent acquisition, employee relations, and the design of sustainable people and culture systems.

She has led enterprise wide HR transformations that strengthened workforce capability, embedded high-performance cultures, and improved organisational effectiveness, including large scale HRIS implementations. Josefina has held senior HR leadership roles in global organisations such as Sony Pictures, Conduent, Shearwater Health, and currently serves as vice president of human resources at NQX Philippines, a Canadian BPO, where she champions strategic HR partnership.

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AJ Dela Fuente

AJ Dela Fuente

AVP – HR Organisation Development

Araneta City

Rose Ann M. Lera

Rose Ann M. Lera

Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Compliance

Advantek
Aileen Janice Alfonso Rosadio

Aileen Janice Alfonso Rosadio

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Bosch Philippines
Annie Caw

Annie Caw

Chief Human Resources Officer

CIMB Bank Philippines
Fabi Cariño

Fabi Cariño

Head of People, Culture, and Operations

Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Neulfred Paul Torres

Neulfred Paul Torres

HRBP ASEAN – T&I, Head of HR Philippines

Jebsen and Jessen Group
Emilyn F. Doria

Emilyn F. Doria

HR Director, Asia Region

LG Electronics
Darwin D. Cruz

Darwin D. Cruz

Head - Talent Acquisition & Resourcing

Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corporation (MIESCOR)
Laura Memoza "Mimi" Santillano

Laura Memoza "Mimi" Santillano

HR Head

Motortrade
Josefina Cruz

Josefina Cruz

Vice President, Human Resources

NQX Philippines