Doris Magsaysay Ho

President and CEO at A. Magsaysay, Inc.

Speaker

Doris Magsaysay Ho is the President and CEO of A. Magsaysay, Inc. which has its roots in shipowning serving the international markets since 1948.

Driven by a commitment to make an impact on the development of the Philippines, the company expanded its shipowning activities and now offers its customers transport solutions in a complex supply chain system that includes end to end logistics services including trucking and warehousing.

These shipowning activities gave Magsaysay the opportunity to become talent solutions partners of global companies, sourcing and developing people for shipping and cruise companies and expanding to other industry sectors that require human resources from the Philippines, Indonesia, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Nepal and other countries.

Magsaysay has invested heavily in education, training and development of people to ensure the long term sustainability of a robust talent pipeline to support its customers’ needs.

Guided by the principle of caring for its people, the company has been awarded by Lloyd’s List Global, the Seafarer of the Year in 2012 and 2018, Training Award in 2011, 2014 and 2017, Rescue at Sea Award in 2016; Lloyd’s List Asia Innovation Award in 2013, Best in Youth Development and Training in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2009; Seatrade Asia Education and Training Award in 2010, 2016 and 2019, Corporate Social Responsibility Award in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017; Heart for OFW’s Company of the Year in 2016; Safety4Sea Training Award in 2016; Smart4Sea Training Award in 2019; CrewConnect Global Excellence in Training Award in 2018; Blue Philippines Partner Award in 2018; ASEAN Business Advisory Council Award for CSR in 2013; Intel-AIM CSR Award in 2014 and 2018; Asian Publishing Asian Corporate Communications Award in 2010; Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Presidential Award of Excellence in 2010, among others.

Ms. Ho has also been honoured with awards: Lloyd’s List Asia Lifetime Achievement Award 2011; Global Filipino Executive of the Year in 2012; Seatrade Personality of the Year Award in 2018, MVP Grand Bossing Award 2018, and Shero of the Year by the Asia CEO Awards in 2019 and was one of the Inquirer Women of Power 2024. In 2023, Ms. Ho was bestowed an honorary degree – Doctor of Humane Arts by Pratt Institute of New York,

In November, 2015, the Office of the President of the Philippines conferred upon Ms. Ho the Order of Gawad Mabini with the rank of Commander.