Past President’s Time Speaker: PP Arsenio “Archit” M. Bartolome III

With a glorious past that has built the heritage that is the Rotary Club of Manila, it's time to once again bring you back in time on a trip down memory lane as we reprise our Past President's Time with our Foremost Banker who got all the bases covered during his stint at the helm of Asia's First Rotary Club. Indeed, "MIGHTY AT 70" deserves that priceless Rotary moment for future leaders of the club to behold.

PP Arsenio "Archit" M. Bartolome III, President Rotary Club of Manila, RY 1988-1989; First Chairman and President, Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA); First Chairman, Clark Development Corporation; Former Chairman and President, North Luzon Railways Corporation (Northrail); Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Philippine National Bank

Present Corporate Positions

Chairman/President: AMBER Properties, Inc.; Chairman/President: Rotary Development Corp.; Chairman Emeritus: Enterprise Capital Bank; Director: Coal Asia Holdings, Inc.; Director: CIBI Foundation Inc.

Past Public Sector Positions

Chairman/President: North Luzon Railways Corp. (Northrail); President/Chief Executive: Philippine National Bank; First Chairman/First President: Bases Conversion Development Authority; First Chairman: Clark Development Corporation; Chairman: Century Bank, Los Angeles, California; Chairman: PNB International Finance, Hong Kong; Chairman: PNB (Europe)

Past Private Sector Positions

Chairman: I-Remit, Inc.; Chairman/President: Urban Bank; Chairman: H & Q Philippine Ventures, Inc.; Chairman: First Philippine Fund, New York City, New York; Treasurer/Senior Vice President: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation; General Manager: Multinational Investment Bancorporation; Head, Treasury Group: Citibank, Manila; Head, Money Market Dept.: Bancom Development Corporation; Negotiator, International Banking: Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, California; Messenger/Processor, Export Dept.: Bank of America, Manila

Outstanding Awards

TOYM (The Outstanding Young Men) in Development Banking; Most Outstanding Alumnus, University of the East; Outstanding Alumnus in Business, University of the East; Most Outstanding Rotary Club President, Rotary District 381; Most Outstanding Real State Banker, CREBA; Outstanding Manilan Award for Banking, City of Manila

Professional Affiliations

Past President, Management Association of the Philippines; Past President, Financial Executive of the Philippines; Past President, Asian Pacific Bankers Club; Past President, Development Bankers Association of the Philippines; Past President, Money Market Association of the Philippines; Past Director, Bankers Association of the Philippines; Past Governor, Makati Stock Exchange; Past Director/Vice President, PCCI (Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Civic/Community/Charitable and Other Affiliations

Former Chairman, TOYM Foundation; Past President, Rotary Club of Manila; Past Director, Makati Jaycees; Former Trustee, Team Philippines; Former Trustee, (AIM) Asian Institute of Management Scientific Research Foundation; Former Director, St. Luke’s Hospital; Former Trustee, East Asia Pastoral Institute, Ateneo de Manila; Past Director, Tulay Sa Pag-Unlad; Fellow, Upsilon Sigma Phi; Covenanted Member, Ang Ligaya Ng Panginoon

Education

Top Management Program: Asian Institute of Management, Manila; Advanced Banking Program: American Institute of Banking, San Francisco Chapter; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: University of the East, Manila

Personal

Married to Maria Rosario “Nenne” Reyes-Bartolome with 4 children and 12 grandchildren