Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan on Thursday hinted broadly of his exit as president and CEO at PLDT as soon as next year.
“Buhay pa naman ako [I’m still alive]. It is ongoing. I have seen two or three candidates. I think in the shorter period because I do not intend to stay in this seat for longer,” Pangilinan said of the search for a new chief executive at.
“I do hope that by the start of next year, not quite on January 1, we will have visibility on the CEO position,” he added.
On the qualities of the prospective CEO, Pangilinan quipped, “Somebody very dissimilar to me.”
Pangilinan stepped down as PLDT president and CEO in June 2021 following the appointment of Alfredo Panlilio.
He did, however, return to the position in December 2023 due to health reasons on the part of his successor.
