BERNIDO “BERNIE” H. LIU is the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LH Paragon, Inc.

He concurrently sits as Chairman and CEO of its fashion retail arm, GOLDEN ABC, Inc. (GABC), a multi-awarded international fashion enterprise that is home to top proprietary brands Penshoppe, OXGN, Memo, ForMe, Regatta and BOCU, all of which are shaping the retail industry today. 

Under Mr. Liu’s leadership, GABC’s brands have been recognized by various award-giving bodies for their excellent brand and retail management programs. Penshoppe was hailed as Global Retailer of the Year by the Philippine Retailers Association and the Department of Trade and Industry. Penshoppe, OXGN, Memo, and ForMe have also achieved Hall of Fame Status as Retailer of the Year from the same award-giving body. The company was also named as the Philippine representative and one of the winners in the ASEAN Centricity category; and on a separate year received the Priority Integration Sector Award for Retail at the ASEAN Business Awards. More recently, the company was also recognized by the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards and the Retail Asia Awards.

Mr. Liu is a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Grand Chamber Awards of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce, won the Agora Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship from the Philippine Marketing Association, and is a Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardee for Entrepreneurship from the JCI Philippines. He was also conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Papal Award for his distinguished service and contribution to the church.

Mr. Liu is a respected leader in the local retail industry. He was previously elected President, then Chairman of the Philippine Retailers Association. He is an Independent Director of PLDT, the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. He is also an Independent Director of Mga Likha Ni Inay, Inc. (under the umbrella organization of CARD MRI, a Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service)

He graduated from the University of San Carlos with a degree in BS Architecture and is a licensed architect. He also completed the Executive Education Owner/President Management Program of the Harvard Business School in 2007.

EDMUN H. LIU is the Group Chief Finance Officer of LH Paragon, Inc.

He extends his leadership as a Board Director for the different business units under the LH Paragon Group of Companies, namely: Golden ABC, Inc., the Group’s fashion retailing arm; Matimco, Inc., its wood distribution subsidiary; and Oakridge Realty Development Corporation, its real estate property development arm.

Concurrently, he is the President of LH Foundation, Inc., the Group’s philanthropic arm, while serving as Chairman of two of the Group’s emerging businesses: Greentree Food Solutions, Inc., its food retail subsidiary; and Clinica Prime Cebu, Inc., the Group’s primary healthcare services arm. He also sits as a Board Director representing the Group’s investment in Toyota Cebu, Inc., the largest Toyota dealership in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Mr. Liu is a recognized business leader and sits on the Board of several organizations. He is a Board Trustee of the Temperantia Foundation of Julius Baer Private Bank in Madrid, Spain, fostering sound Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, while also lending his expertise as a Board Trustee of his alma mater Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu. For his distinguished service and contribution to the church, he was conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Papal Award in 2023.

During the recent pandemic, he served as the Co-Chairman of Project Balik Buhay, a Public-Private Partnership serving at the forefront of Cebu’s COVID-19 response efforts, helping to save lives and restore livelihoods from the height of the pandemic.

Mr. Liu graduated BS Accountancy from the University of San Carlos in Cebu City and is a Certified Public Accountant. He completed his Advanced Management Program from the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain in 2013. In 2018, he participated in the IESE Global CEO Program, a joint partnership between IESE Business School, Wharton University in Philadelphia and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. In 2022, he completed the IESE Value Creation through Effective Boards Program in IESE Business School in partnership with Harvard Business School. In 2024, he completed a IESE-MIT Sloan Executive Education Program on Artificial Intelligence in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, Masachusettes.

ALFREDO H. GO is a Board Director of LH Paragon, Inc. and a Board Trustee of LH Foundation, Inc.

The eldest among the second generation of the LH family, Mr. Alfredo Go’s corporate career has been witness to the constant innovation of the Group, having held key positions across its subsidiaries over the years.

During the early years of Matimco, Inc., he served as the head of Operations, Production, and Manufacturing, eventually taking the role of Managing Director from 1983 to 2000.

He served as President and CEO of LH Paragon, Inc., from 2001-2003 and Oakridge Realty Development Corporation from 2003 to 2004. Subsequently, he took the helm as President and CEO of LH Prime Medical Clinic from its inception in 2004 until its reorganization and rebranding in 2019.

Currently, Mr. Go serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Asociacion Benevola de Cebu, where he previously held the position of Board Trustee from 2008 to 2017. He was also the Director of Finance at Chong Hua Hospital from 2011 to 2017, followed by his term as Senior Vice President of Business Operations (Non-Clinical) from 2017 to 2020 in the same institution.

Mr. Go holds a Master’s Degree in Hospital Management from the University of San Jose Recoletos in Cebu City and is a graduate of the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, where he earned a degree in Business Administration. He is also an alumnus of the Sacred Heart School for Boys – Ateneo de Cebu.

CHARLIE H. LIU is a Board Director of the LH Paragon Group and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Matimco, Inc., the Group’s wood distribution arm.

Established in 1964, Matimco, Inc. (formerly the Mandaue Timber Company) has continuously evolved to set new industry standards with innovative wood processing techniques grounded on an unwavering commitment to sustainability. Through the years, Matimco, Inc. has evolved to include a wide variety of wood products under its growing portfolio.

Mr. Liu extends his leadership as a Board Director for the various business units under the umbrella of the LH Paragon Group of Companies, namely: Golden ABC, Inc. (GABC), Oakridge Realty Development Corporation (ORDC), and Greentree Food Solutions, Inc. (GFS) Additionally, he is also a Board Trustee of LH Foundation, Inc., the Group’s philanthropic arm.

Mr. Liu is a respected leader in the business community. He serves as a Board Trustee of the Philippine Wood Producers Association, Inc., the national association of organizations and individuals involved in forest management, wood production, manufacturing, and trading. Furthermore, he also serves as a Board Director of Chong Hua Health Services Inc. and is a Board Trustee for Associacion Benevola de Cebu and Alpha Course Philippines, Foundation, Inc.

He is a graduate of the University of San Carlos with a degree in BS Business Administration and is an alumnus of the Sacred Heart School for Boys- Ateneo de Cebu.

DORIS LIU-ONG, is a Board Director of the LH Paragon Group and a Board Trustee of LH Foundation, Inc.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of San Carlos in Cebu City and started her career in the Group’s garment manufacturing and fashion retail business, Golden ABC, Inc. (GABC) in 1988 where she worked for 22 years in Finance, ascending through roles from accounting, treasury and eventually, as Vice President for Finance handling over-all financial management for over ten years, equipped with further studies in Strategic Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific.

As VP-Finance, she played a pivotal role in financial planning, budgeting, and implementing SAP-ERP to streamline operations. Notably, she led the successful integration of new fashion brands into the company's portfolio, showcasing her expertise in due diligence, cost analysis, and negotiations.

From GABC, Mrs. Ong was appointed Group Head of Finance of the holding company, LH Paragon Inc., from 2012-2014, overseeing the financial operations of the Group’s portfolio across various industries.

In 2014, Mrs. Ong made a personal decision to shift from the corporate environment to be with her family. She continues to remain an active member of the Board and has since continued to fortify her academic foundation, pursuing advanced courses in Business Analytics for Leaders at the International Institute for Management Development, and Advanced Strategy for Directors at the INSEAD Business School.

FERNAN P. LUKBAN is an independent Board Director of the LH Paragon Group.

He is a leading consultant in Family Business, Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Governance. He advises family boards of over a dozen of the most progressive and better governed family businesses in the country. His interests include helping build and grow family businesses, installing good governance practices and helping poverty alleviation. Over the recent years, he has put special focus on developing Base of the Pyramid Initiatives (BOPI) in various provinces in the Philippines.

He spent much of his early professional years in the academe helping establish and grow the University of Asia & the Pacific where he still participates as a consultant, mentor, and guest lecturer.

Current Board directorships or advisorships are in the fields of Agri-business (Sugar, Coconut and Rice), Bioethanol and Energy, Food and Beverage (Oils and Fats, Rum), Retailing (Bread, Casual Dining, Fashion, FMCG, Eggs, Meat), Hospital and Medical Services, Motorcycle Financing, Shipping and Cold Chain Logistics, Real Estate Development and Fintech, currently focusing on establishing Holdings Structures and Strategies. His work has not been published, and since the year 2005, he has stopped teaching and giving public lectures on this subject.

ATTY. CIRILO “VIC” P. NOEL is an independent Board Director of the LH Paragon Group.

He is a lawyer and a certified public accountant (CPA). He is the Chairman of PLC-Security Bank Corporation since May 7, 2024; a member of the Board of Directors since April 2018, appointed as Vice Chairman in April 2020, and Interim Chairman in May 2023. He is likewise the Chairman of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation, Juxtapose Ergo Consultus, Inc., and Confiar Land Corp.

Atty. Noel is likewise a member of the Board of Directors of PLC-Globe Telecom Inc., PLC- San Miguel Foods and Beverage, Inc., PLC-Robinsons Retail Holdings, PLC-First Philippine Holdings Corporation, Eton Properties, Inc., Transnational Diversified Group Holdings, Amber Kinetics Holdings Co., PTE Ltd., and Golden ABC, Inc.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City and St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine. He sits as a board member of St. Luke’s Medical Center- Global City and St. Luke’s Foundation, Inc.

He is currently affiliated with the Makati Business Club, Harvard Law School Association of the Philippines, and Harvard Club of the Philippines.

Atty. Noel was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of Philippine Airlines, PLC-PAL Holdings, Inc., and PLC-JG Summit Holdings. He held various positions in SGV & Co., including Chairman from 2010 to 2017, and was also an Ernst & Young (E&Y) Global Advisory Council member.

He was recognized as the Outstanding Professional of the Year in 2019 in the field of Accountancy by the Professional Regulations Commission for his distinguished contributions to the fields of accountancy, tax, and law. He was also awarded as one of the 75 Most Outstanding UE Alumni by the University of the East in 2021. In March 2023, he was presented the Accountancy Centenary Award of Excellence by the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy for being one of the notable CPAs in the country.

He graduated from the University of the East with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the Ateneo Law School. He took Master of Laws at Harvard Law School. He is a Harvard International Tax Program fellow and attended the Management Development Program at the Asian Institute of Management.

CAROLINA MARTINÉZ-CARO is an Independent Director of the LH Paragon Group.

Ms. Martínez Caro holds a degree in Law and a Diploma in Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE, E-1) and a Master's degree in European Union Law, specializing in Finance, from the Institut d'Etudes Européennes de Bruxelles.

Throughout her career, she has continued her training through executive development programs at different business schools around the world, such as IESE (Barcelona), Wharton BS (Philadelphia), CEIBSS (Shanghai) or Haas BS (San Francisco). In addition, she has participated in Board of Directors programs organized by companies such as PwC, Spencer Stuart and Deloitte, among others.

A professional with more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Ms. Martinez Caro contributed to the development in Spain of Merrill Lynch Private Banking, first, and then Bank of America, where she became Senior Vice President-Investments. Subsequently, she joined the Swiss bank Julius Baer when it started operations in Spain, where, as its CEO, she led the implementation and subsequent growth of the parent company in the Spanish and Portuguese markets, positioning the brand as one of the first Wealth Management Banks in the Iberian market. As part of this position, she was a member of the Executive Committee of the entity at the European level.

She is currently an Independent Director of Unicaja Banco, chairing the Remuneration Committee and being a member of the Audit and Technology Committee; of the Renewable Energy Company H2PLT, chairing its Audit Committee, and of the Spanish Cancer Association (AECC). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the law firm FinReg360, Senior Advisor of Forbes Global Properties and member of the Board of Trustees of the ITER Foundation.

Finally, Ms. Martinez Caro advises externally and independently several Family Offices, both domestic and foreign, bringing her extensive experience in topics as varied as M&A, portfolio management, transfer to the next generation or the development of Philanthropy.

Karl Kendrick Chua is an Independent Director of the LH Paragon Group.

He is currently the Managing Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Ayala Corporation and was the former Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Undersecretary for Strategy, Economics, and Results at the Department of Finance (DOF), Republic of the Philippines.

He is a also director of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, BPI Direct Banko, AC Ventures, and is an Independent Director of D&L Industries, Inc., and Golden ABC, Inc. He was also a director of Manila Water.

He has extensive experience in the areas of economic and fiscal policy, statistical development, national identification, labor and social protection policy, poverty analysis, and digital transformation, among others. He was also an adviser for the World Bank’s World Development Report and was a member of the Selection Committee of the Asian Development Bank and International Economic Association Innovative Policy Research Award.

Mr. Chua was a senior official in the Government of the Philippines for six years serving from 2016-2022. As Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and Chief Economist of the country, he provided strategic leadership on economic policy during the Covid-19 pandemic and the further liberalization of key sectors of the economy. As chair, he also oversaw the implementation of the national ID program.

As Undersecretary in the Department of Finance, he led the technical team in the passage of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program and the Rice Tariffication Law, among other reforms in the government’s 10-Point Socioeconomic Agenda.

Prior to joining the government, he was with the World Bank for 12 years and was the senior economist for the Philippines.

Mr. Chua graduated from the Ateneo De Manila University with a degree in B.S. Management Engineering. He earned his M.A. Economics(2023) and Ph.D. Economics (2011) from the University of the Philippines, and studied data science at the Asian Institute of Management.

In 2018, he was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) for economic development.