Company: ABS-CBN Corporation
Company Description: ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest multimedia conglomerate, produces entertainment and news programs that are are aired on free-to-air TV and on cable and satellite TV channels. It owns Star Cinema and Star Records, the leading film, music production and distribution outfit in the Philippines and is engaged in other businesses including print publishing, live events, and merchandising.
Nomination Category: Individual Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Female Executive of the Year in Asia, Australia or New Zealand

Nomination Title: Charo Santos-Concio, President and CEO

Describe for the judges the activities and accomplishments of the nominated executive since the beginning of July last year (up to 525 words):

Charo Santos-Concio’s rise as one of Asia’s most powerful women in media makes a great success story, but what’s more remarkable is how she has led an already established company to greater heights.

The former movie fan turned award-winning actress-turned-producer-turned-media executive has conceptualized strategies and developed solutions to guide ABS-CBN Corporation to another show of creativity, leadership, innovation, and commitment to serve the Filipino people.

Media supremacy

Under Santos-Concio’s leadership, the Philippines’ largest multimedia conglomerate continued its reign in the industry:

Number one TV station in the country in 2013, when all the Top 10 programs were from ABS-CBN, including primetime fantasy series “Juan Dela Cruz” and newscast “TV Patrol.”

Seven of the films produced by ABS-CBN movie arm Star Cinema in the past three years made it to the list of highest-grossing Filipino films, led by “Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy.”

These achievements translated to increased company revenues. In 2013, ABS-CBN posted a net income of P2.028 billion. For the first quarter of 2014, its net income reached P503 million.

Market Innovator

Santos-Concio has imbibed ABS-CBN’s pioneering spirit, guiding the company to groundbreaking ventures beyond TV in enriching Filipinos’ lives.

After preparing for the country’s switch to digital terrestrial television, ABS-CBN changed the way Filipinos use their cellphones with the launch of its own mobile telephony brand, ABS-CBNmobile. Apart from text and voice calls, ABS-CBNmobile allows viewers to catch ABS-CBN shows anytime and anywhere through the app version of iWanTV!, ABS-CBN’s online video-streaming website.

ABS-CBN has also entered the theme park business with the construction of Kidzania, one of the world’s fastest-growing family edutainment centers, and introduced a new TV home shopping lifestyle to Filipino consumers through O Shopping.

Public Service

As the leader of the company that lives by its mission “to be in the service of the Filipino people worldwide,” Santos-Concio inspires and unites the ABS-CBN family in responding to needs of the public in distress.

ABS-CBN conducted relief and rehabilitation efforts for the victims of typhoon Pablo, Bohol quake, and typhoon Haiyan – the strongest to make landfall in the world.

It launched the Tulong (which means “help”) campaign that included initiatives such as selling of Tulong shirts and star-studded fund-raising concerts with the country’s leading artists performing pro bono.

Solid Reputation

The support received by ABS-CBN from the public and esteemed institutions also indicate how well Santos-Concio has performed as a leader.

In a show of affinity, hundreds of thousands trooped to ABS-CBN’s two-day 60th year anniversary on-ground event last year to bond with their favorite stars and news personalities.

In 2013, ABS-CBN was awarded Best TV station 7 times, while Santos-Concio received five individual awards. Moreover, she received the Gold Stevie Award for the Woman of the Year category for all Asia-Pacific nations (except Australia and South Korea) at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

ABS-CBN also garnered the highest possible rating for its recent bond offering, a proof of ABS-CBN’s business track record.

With a keen sense of what Filipinos desire and the passion to fulfill this desire, Santos-Concio has proven she’s not just the best woman, but the best person for her job.

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Provide a brief biography of the nominated executive (up to 125 words):

Charo Santos-Concio is the President and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation. She is in charge of achieving profit margins, nationwide ratings, annual programming strategy and customer development targets. Her command and influence emanates from free television to all its various platforms: cinema, music, star building, live events, digital media, among others. She began her media career as an actress, debuting in Itim, which earned her a Best Actress award in the 1978 Asian Film Festival. She also worked as a line producer, production manager or executive producer-in-charge, chalking up 180 pictures from many production studios. Ms. Santos-Concio is the recipient of many industry awards. She graduated Cum Laude from St. Paul College in Manila with a Communication Arts degree.