20/08/2024
Global Excellence Awards under Rising Tigers Magazine will present once again the leaders of this generation this August. Meet Secretary Frederick Go.
A press release from the Palace said Go’s office aims to make the Philippines a “top investment destination.” The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) added that the OSAPIEA will ensure that investment pledges secured abroad materialize.
Go officially became presidential adviser in January 2023. Part of Go’s team when he held this post was Rafael “Joel” Consing Jr., who is now president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Maharlika Investment Corporation.
Secretary Frederick D. Go is the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs. He serves as Chairperson of the Economic Development Group or the EDG, and is directed to supervise and monitor, on behalf of the President, the NEDA, DOF, DBM, DTI, and their respective attached agencies. He also sits as Member of the NEDA Board Committees and the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB).
His office is tasked to ensure the effective integration, coordination and implementation of the various investment and economic policies and programs of the Government. He is likewise mandated to drive the timely delivery of investment projects, trade agreements and pledges, including those originating from international state visits and foreign trips.
A management engineering graduate from Ateneo de Manila University, Go has had an illustrious career in the corporate world, holding top posts in Altus Property Ventures, Robinsons Recreation Corporation, Robinsons Bank, and RL Commercial REIT.
He was also a director of Cebu Air Inc., Manila Electric Company, JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, JG Summit Olefins Corporation, and Cebu Light Industrial Park.
Before joining government, he served as Chairman, Vice-Chairman, President, CEO, and/or Director in six (6) listed companies and over 100 corporations in various industries including media, retail, real estate, food, banking, finance, airline, airport, petrochemicals, gaming, and power over a span of 35 years. Prior to his appointment as SAP-IEA, he was the Presidential Adviser for Investment and Economic Affairs for a year.