Nestor Tan
{{Short description|Filipino businessman}}
{{Philippine name|Villanueva|Tan}}
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| name = Nestor V. Tan
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| birth_name = Nestor Villanueva Tan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|02|26}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| nationality = Filipino
| alma_mater = De La Salle University {{small|(BS)}}
University of Pennsylvania {{small|(MBA)}}
| occupation = Banker, business executive
| title = President and CEO (2013–present)
| employer = BDO Unibank, Inc.
| years_active = 1980–present
| boards = {{unbulleted list
| Chairman, De La Salle University
| Chairman, BancNet Inc.
| Chairman, BDO Strategic Holdings, Inc.
| Vice Chairman, BDO Capital & Investment Corporation
| Director, Mastercard Worldwide Advisory Board
| Trustee, Asian Institute of Management
}}
| relatives = Lorenzo V. Tan (brother)
| awards = {{unbulleted list
| Best Executive in the Philippines (Asiamoney, 2015)
| Asia's Best CEO Award (Corporate Governance Asia)
| CEO Excel Award (IABC)
| KPMG Executive Leadership Team of the Year
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Nestor Villanueva Tan is the President and CEO of BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO), Philippines' largest bank in terms of total resources, loans, deposits and assets under management as of the end of 2015.
Early life and family
Nestor V. Tan was born on February 26, 1958, in Manila, Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJP-TG6G|title="Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984," database with images, FamilySearch|website=FamilySearch |access-date=October 18, 2016}} He is the eldest son of Atty. Rufino Reyes Tan and Erlinda Angeles Villanueva. His brother, Lorenzo V. Tan, served as president of the Banker's Association of the Philippines (BAP). Another brother, Raul Tan, serves as vice president for engineering at Therma-Wave, Inc. in Fremont, California.{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/health-and-family/681548/oh-boy-whats-it-raise-pinoy-boys|title=Oh boy! What's it like to raise Pinoy boys?|last=Alano|first=Ching M.|date=May 3, 2011|work=Philstar|access-date=October 18, 2016}}
Education
Tan completed his Bachelor's Degree in Commerce at De La Salle University before pursuing his Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
Career
=Early career=
Prior to his role at BDO Unibank, Tan held several positions in international banking institutions. He worked at:
- Mellon Bank (now Bank of New York-Mellon) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank) in New York City
- Barclays Group in New York and London
His last position before joining BDO was as chief operating officer for the Financial Institutions Services Group of BZW, the investment banking arm of the Barclays Group.
=BDO Unibank=
At BDO Unibank, Tan holds multiple leadership positions across the organization's subsidiaries. He serves as vice chairman and/or director in:
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| BDO Capital & Investment Corporation
| BDO Insurance Brokers, Inc.
| BDO Leasing and Finance, Inc.
| BDO Private Bank, Inc.
| BDO Remit (USA), Inc.
}}
He also serves as a director in Generali Pilipinas Life Assurance Company, Inc., Generali Pilipinas Insurance Co., SM Keppel Land, Inc., and Asian School of Business & Technology. In March 2016, he was elected president of the Bankers Association of the Philippines. He maintains a directorship on the Advisory Board of Mastercard Worldwide.
=Other roles=
Tan holds chairmanships in BDO Strategic Holdings, Inc. and BancNet Inc. He serves as a trustee for multiple organizations:
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| BDO Foundation, Inc.
| Pinoy Me Foundation
| De La Salle University Board of Advisors
| Asian Institute of Management
| Philippine Business for Education
}}
He previously chaired MegaLink before its Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-mandated merger with BancNet.
Awards and recognition
Tan has received numerous accolades for his leadership:
- In 2015, he was named Best Executive in the Philippines by Asiamoney{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalcapital.com/article/tgpm5vlbglpk/asiamoney-best-managed-company-awards-2015|title=Asiamoney Best Managed Company Awards 2015|last=Asiamoney|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2016}}
- He received Asia's Best CEO Award from Corporate Governance Asia{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/bdo-recognized-in-asia-for-corporate-governance/|title=BDO recognized in Asia for corporate governance|date=July 1, 2016|website=BusinessMirror|access-date=October 18, 2016}}
- The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) presented him with the CEO Excel Award{{Cite web|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/44579/12-recipients-of-ceo-excel-awards-feted|title=12 recipients of CEO Excel Awards feted|last=Pecayo|first=Johnny m.|website=globalnation.inquirer.net|date=17 July 2012 |access-date=2016-10-18}}
- His team at BDO received the KPMG Executive Leadership Team of the Year from Asia CEO Awards{{Cite web|url=http://www.sminvestments.com/bdo-wins-kpmg-leadership-team-award-1st-asia-ceo-awards|title=BDO wins KPMG leadership team award in 1st Asia CEO awards {{!}} SM Investments|website=www.sminvestments.com|access-date=2016-10-18}}