CEOInsightsasia Team
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Top 10 CTOs in Philippines - 2025
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role in the Philippines is evolving rapidly, reflecting the country’s growing digital economy. Businesses in several industries are embracing progressive technologies, which have elevated the CTO’s role in encouraging innovation, efficiency, and competitiveness. In the Philippines, wide arrays of companies are digitising their business processes, including fintech, e-Commerce, telecommunications, and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. CTOs are paving the way in their implementations of modern IT infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and data analytics solutions to help the operations and their customers.
"In the Philippines market, the CTO’s role has evolved from managing IT operations to shaping business strategy through innovation"
As artificial intelligence, blockchain, and automation become more widely adopted, CTOs are called upon to counsel their organizations on adopting these advancements in a way that demonstrates scalability and compliance. The country's strong technology talent pipeline and government support for digitalization have created space for optimism and innovation. In addition, CTOs want to build resilient systems that enable them to support employee experiences for remote work while also facilitating customer experiences through digital channels.
In addition, organizations are evolving from conventional IT management toward technology-oriented strategic leadership. In this capacity, CTOs must align technology decisions with business objectives, lead cross-functional teams, and create an ecosystem of continuous innovation. As companies face increased regional and global competition, CTOs in the Philippines will be crucial in making sure companies maintain agility and security while planning for the future. Tech management leadership is essential for providing the country with the technological direction needed to further grow its digital economy.
CEO Insights Asia in this issue presents a list of ‘Top 10 CTOs in Philippines - 2025' who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience in offering effective skills to the market. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board. We recognize their valuable contribution to the ever expanding and competitive market and their ability to sustain themselves and emerge as top contestants through their reliable knowledge.
Our subscribers play a decisive role in finalization of our annual list of "Top 10 CTOs in Philippines - 2025" by nominating those which have served them with excellence and are praiseworthy. If you feel there is a company that deserves to be on our annual list, do write to us about them mentioning their value proposition.
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Dr Amos Kibet, Co-Founder & CTO | iTeklabs | He combines technical expertise in cybersecurity, blockchain, AI, and big data with visionary and transformative leadership |
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Anthony Alvarez , CTO & Head - Technology Services | Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. | A professional with over 30 years of experience in technology leadership, systems development, people management, and service delivery, driving scalable enterprise initiatives |
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John Joey Terrenal, VP - Digital Transformation | AgriNurture | With a demonstrated history of active involvement in business decision-making and value creation for both local and international organizations, he possesses expertise in project management, business development, operations, product innovation, and distribution and marketing |
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Glenda Tan, Chief Technology & Operations Officer | ANZ Philippines | She oversees strategic initiatives that enhance efficiency, drive innovation, and align technology solutions with business goals to ensure sustainable growth and operational excellence |
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James Kim, CTO | Technomancer | He has expertise in project management, programming, and QA support, as well as web and email hosting, and the development of customized systems for tech, and more |
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Jason Ryan Cruz , CTO | Likha | With expertise in digital transformation, IT strategy, and technology innovation, he leads product development, fosters technology collaborations, and drives organizational growth |
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Michael Liu , CTO | Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation | He focuses on cultivating new verticals and horizontals to expand the technological footprint by emphasizing product development and technology collaborations |
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Raymond Joshua del Rosario, Co-Founder & CTO | Sanghinga | He is an IT professional with nearly 17 years of experience spanning entrepreneurship, startups, software engineering, cloud computing, and technology management |
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Ronald Arante, CTO | XGIT | A technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading digital transformation, IT strategy, software delivery, and high-performing teams |
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Sheila Marie Yacap-Loayon , CTO | Alexander Karl Group Corp | With expertise in cybersecurity, digital transformation, and IT consulting, she drives innovation, fostering collaboration and mentoring emerging leaders for future growth |
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