Mr. Jennire S. Torres, a graduate of the University of the East several times over and the Country Head and Chief Executive Officer of information technology company Atos GDC Philippines, has been recognized as the Circle of Excellence Awardee for CEO of the Year at the 15th Asia CEO Awards 2024!
The Asia CEO Awards, held earlier this October, is the grandest and largest business awards event in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. The CEO awards is given to exceptional leaders who have demonstrated outstanding success while leading an organization in the Philippines and for their outsize contributions to the country’s economic growth, human capital and global standing.
Mr. Torres is a quadruple UE graduate, having earned his Elementary and High School diplomas from the Basic Education Department-Manila in 1992 and 1996, respectively, and his degrees of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Management from the College of Business Administration-Manila and Bachelor of Laws (now Juris Doctor) from the College of Law in 2001 and 2006, respectively.
He is an IT industry pioneer with over 20 years of experience in set-up and managing delivery operations in IT business process outsourcing (ITBPO), providing services such as IT solutions and support, IT-enabled healthcare services, finance and accounting, contact center support (voice and non-voice) and other allied businesses to top US, European and APAC customers. He has worked in various roles such as legal, HR and administration, and later led countless customer accounts for setting up, transition and project management, significant of which is the merger of all Atos and Syntel groups of companies in the Asia Pacific region, with over 20,000 employees, into One Atos until his appointment as Atos PHL’s Country Head and CEO.
At Atos Philippines, Mr. Torres oversees groups of companies in six delivery centers in the Philippines with over 3,100 employees. There, he is also a member of the Board of Directors and is the Corporate Treasurer.
Under his leadership, Atos Philippines has received many awards and forms of recognition, namely:
• the aforesaid CEO of the Year award from the Asia CEO Awards 2024
• Global Filipino Executive of the Year awardee, Asia CEO Awards 2023
• Global IT Company of the Year in 2023, Asia Leaders Awards
• Best Company of the Year in 2022, ICT International
• Best Contact Center/BPO of the Year in 2022, ICT International
• Best IT Company of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021, ICT International
• Among the top 150 Best Employers in the Philippines in 2022 and 2023 (all industries) per a non-commissioned survey by the Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Certified as a Great Place to Work in 2022 and 2023
• Top Investor Awardee in 2022, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
Mr. Torres, who was the commencement speaker for UE Basic Ed.-Manila’s sixth Senior High School Commencement Rites held in the afternoon of July 6, 2023, at the PICC Plenary Hall, feels that his fresh CEO of the Year recognition “is unparalleled. I’m deeply honored and humbled by this recognition. I dedicate this award to my alma mater, the University of the East!”
He adds that “This recognition is a testament to UE’s steadfast commitment in providing quality and world-class education. The nurturing environment of the University is a masterpiece that has given me much lifelong learning that has made me continuously evolve and successfully thrive throughout my professional career in the Philippines and emerge on the global stage. The University of the East has made me into what i am today, and for that I am forever grateful. Let all of us in the UE community keep pushing boundaries!”
Congratulations, Warrior Graduate and Award-winning CEO Jennire Torres!
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