Joseph Calata

At the age of 31, became the youngest chairman and CEO of a publicly listed company in the Philippines when Calata Corporation (CAL) had its IPO in 2012 with a staggering value of P2.7 billion.
• Pioneered instrumental partnerships (i.e., with an Argentinian agricultural equipment firm to create Siembra Directa , with Agroservicios Humboldt , with The New Hope Group , Patienthill , with Topigs Norsvin Netherland) that continues to deliver the best international agricultural technology and practices into the Philippines.
• A philanthropist who spearheads Calata Corporation’s involvement in earnest corporate social responsibility work through beneficiaries and partners such as Gawad Kalinga, Child Protection Network, Fashion Watch, Empowering Brilliant Minds Foundation, Red Cross, Haribon Foundation, and the NBI Foundation.