AXA appoints Bernardo Serrano Lopez as President and CEO for Philippines

Insurance leader AXA has appointed long-time industry trailblazer Bernardo Serrano López as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Philippines business. Serrano Lopez joins AXA Philippines following his successful tenure as CEO of AXA Colpatria, which he built to become the third largest insurance provider in Colombia. 

Serrano López is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of senior leadership experience. He began his journey with AXA in Chile in 1998 before he was appointed Regional CEO for AXA Latin America in 2001 and subsequently General Manager of AXA Spain in 2003. Between 2006 and 2011, Serrano López left AXA to set up his own successful company. In 2011, he rejoined AXA as CEO of AXA Brazil, overseeing the arrival of AXA in South America. He was later appointed as Deputy CEO of AXA Colpatria in 2014, where he led the company’s entry in Colombia. He was named CEO of AXA Colpatria in 2016. 

“With Bernardo’s extensive experience as a Chief Executive Officer in the insurance industry and his entrepreneurial spirit and track record of transforming businesses, he is the perfect lead for our strategic ambitions in the Philippines,” said AXA Asia and Africa CEO Gordon Watson. 

“AXA has been part of my professional life for more than two decades, and I am thrilled to join one of the fastest growing markets for insurance, here in the Philippines,” said Serrano López. “I look forward to bringing a fresh perspective to AXA Philippines as we continue to work together to help our customers protect what matters most to them.” 

Serrano López has a Master of Business Administration Degree from IESE Business School in Barcelona, and a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from the University of Navarra, Spain. He is fluent in many languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

For more information on AXA Philippines and their products, visit their website at www.axa.com.ph. 

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HONOR 70 5G now available in Emerald Green color, still at PHP 26,990

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The HONOR 70 5G Emerald Green is equipped with a 4800mAh large-capacity battery supported by high performance 66W HONOR SuperCharge allowing you to charge up to 60% in just 20 minutes. It can also maintain low power consumption while powering up high-rate games with its GPU Turbo X technology.

 

And for a limited time offer, buy your very own HONOR 70 5G Emerald Green starting on December 13 for PHP 26,990 and get a FREE HONOR Band 6 worth PHP 1,990 at any HONOR kiosk or partner stores near you and online at Shopee (https://bit.ly/H70GreenShopee), Lazada (https://bit.ly/H70GreenLazada), and TikTok (https://bit.ly/H70GreenTT).

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COMCO Southeast Asia is the lone Philippine PR agency finalist in PRCA APAC Awards 2022

Global award-winning and trailblazing communications agency COMCO Southeast Asia is the lone Philippine communications agency to be included among the finalists in the prestigious PRCA APAC Awards 2022. COMCO Southeast Asia is a finalist in 5 categories in the industry acclaimed award-giving body in the region.

PRCA APAC Awards 2022 is organized by the Public Relations and Communications Association Asia-Pacific (PRCA APAC), the world’s largest professional PR body representing more than 35,000 PR professionals in 70 countries worldwide and a global advocate for excellence in public relations.

The Agency is vying for the Purpose Award for their “Dear Survivor: COMCO Southeast Asia’s Write to Ignite Blogging Project Season 2” co-presented by Eastern Communications and Jobstreet, sponsored by AirAsia and Xiaomi Philippines and supported by Teleperformance. It aimed to inspire and empower everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the stories of bloggers and content creators across the country. 

Another campaign that caught the award-giving body’s attention is the “Blazing Sapphire: The COMCO Southeast Asia Year-Long 5th Anniversary Celebration”. The campaign is for the Agency’s 5th anniversary celebration where their growth from a start-up to a multi-awarded boutique communications agency has been celebrated through a 5-part celebration – the Blazing Sapphire kick-off which unveiled COMCO SEA’s brand evolution; the Camp COMCO Alumni Society “Unity Games”, a celebration of the company’s strong alumni culture; the Dear Survivor: Write to Ignite Blogging Project Season 2; Citizen COMCO Advocacy Program’s “5 Gifts to the Community” via the Cause Marketing for Good initiative with World Vision; and Blazing Sapphire Main Event where several major initiatives were unveiled including the launch of COMCO Middle East & Africa and COMCO AOX League of Enterprises which will house the current and upcoming ventures and initiatives of the group.

Another category group that the agency dominated is the Team Awards, wherein COMCO Southeast Asia lands finalist spots for the Medium Consultancy and the Workplace Champions Awards. At the core of COMCO SEA is its unique brand of Meaningful Storytelling based on its corporate mantra and the mission to Ignite Brand Love, Social Change, Talent Growth and Regional Collaboration. In just 5 years, the Agency has done groundbreaking works for more than 70 local, regional and international brands including reputable development and humanitarian organizations and won 85 metals from various local, regional  and international award-giving bodies.

In 2021, the Agency has posted a 50% increase in revenues vs. 2020, with 75% growth in gross profits. From 2020 to 2021, COMCO Southeast Asia grew its team by 17% and has a retention of 79%. Of its homegrown talents who started as associates, 46% have been promoted to Partners, Managers, Associate Managers and Officers. 

Lastly, COMCO Southeast Asia’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director Ferdinand Bondoy, a global award-winning communications practitioner and a certified digital marketer and crisis counselor in Asia-Pacific, is finalist for the PR/Communications Leader Award under the Individual Awards Category. From a PR Academic Scholar in his collegiate years to a PR Industry Thought Leader at present time, Ferdinand is a champion of strategic integration and meaningful storytelling and an advocate of environment conservation and children and youth education.

“This citation from our peers in the Asia-Pacific region is a confirmation of the trailblazing work we do not just in the Philippines but in a global scale. This inspires us to further continue our commitment to excellence in public relations and communications and ultimately contribute to social change,” Ferdinand Bondoy shared. 

The unveiling of winners and awarding ceremony of the PRCA APAC Awards 2022 is on March 30, 2022.

To know more about COMCO Southeast Asia, visit www.comcosea.com. Follow them on social media: facebook.com/comco.southeastasia on Facebook, linkedin.com/company/comcosea and @comco_sea on both Instagram and Twitter.

About COMCO Southeast Asia

COMCO Southeast Asia is a powerhouse and global award-winning integrated communications agency formed by the coalition of premier brand architects, inspired storytellers, and communication trailblazers in the region. Based in the Philippines and with affiliate network presence in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, COMCO SEA takes the lead in the innovation of premier brands and growth of up-and-coming businesses through the emerging global disciplines of New PR – a strategy based, content-driven, and channel-agnostic way of doing PR, and Smart Social – a holistic, authentic and integrated approach in the maximization of digital and social channels.

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ComCo Southeast Asia

Harvey Llamosa | harvey.llamosa@comcosea.com 

Matthew Escosia | matthew.escosia@comcosea.com