Armand dela Cruz Arreza (born November 20, 1971) was the 4th Administrator & Chief Executive Officer of the

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(SBMA). As of present, he was the youngest official to hold the title of Administrator.

Biography and career

Armand Arreza was born on November 20, 1971, in

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, the eldest of the three children of Andres C. Arreza of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur and Priscilla C. Arreza of Manila. His siblings are Arnel C. Arreza and Pamela C. Arreza.

Education

He attended

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(LSGH) for both his Elementary and Secondary Education, and graduated in 1985 and 1989 respectively. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering at the

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in 1993. He received his Masters of Business Administration Majoring in Finance and Operations at the

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1998.Personal Information
During his study in the

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, he became a trustee of the Wharton-Penn Club Foundation. He also later became the chairman for the Youth Committee of the

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of Makati, Dasmarinas.

Private sector

Prior to becoming the SBMA Administrator, He was a senior consultant for the Hong Kong branch of the Monitor Company, a multinational strategy consultancy firm. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Globalstride Customer Services. After this, he became the Operations Director of the American International Group (AIG) Business Processing services, Inc. from January 2005 - September 2005. In 2006, he became a member of the Board of Governors of the

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.Philippine Nat'l. Red Cross

Political career

His initiation into the ranks of the

began way back in 1993. Fresh from college, he was among the first employees of SBMA, being a

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for the corporation's privatization of infrastructure assets.

Department of Tourism

After his experience working with various multinational companies he returned to the political scene when he was selected in 2003 as the

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of the Department of Tourism (DOT). With his assistance, the department headed WOW Philippines Intramuros, a multi-agency initiative for revitalizing Manila's historic district.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority

In September 2005, following the turnover of SBMA's management, he was appointed as the Administrator and chief executive officer of the Government-Owned & Controlled Corporation.Salonga, Arreza assume top SBMA posts today
/ref> He stepped down on September 19, 2011.

References

External links

Subic Bay Information PortalSubic Bay Area Tourism and Visitor InformationGreater Subic Bay Tourism Bureau Subic Bay Area Tour InformationOfficial Web Site of Subic Bay Freeport ZoneExpat Concierge Services-Subic Bay, Olongapo, ZambalesSubic Bay News
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