Rafael M. Garcia III

Rotary Resume

Rotary International Director, RY 2018-2020

Member, Elevate Rotaract Task Force, RY 2018-2019

Member, International Polio Plus Committee, RY 2018-2019

Member, Rotary International Operations Committee, RY 2019-2020

Member, Rotary International Administrations Committee, RY 2019-2020

Member, Basic Education & Literacy, Major Gift Initiative, RY 2017-2018

Coordinator, Cadre of Technical Advisers, RY 2016-2019

Chairman, Philippine Rotary Magazine Foundation RY 2016-2017

Chairman, Philippine College of Rotary Governors, RY 2015-2016

Endowment & Major Gifts Adviser, Zone 7a RY 2013-2017

Arch C. Klumph Society Foundation Circle 2018 $1,000,000; Chair’s Circle 2013 $500,000; Trustee’s Circle 2012 $250,000

Training Leader, 2014 International Assembly

Photography Co-Chair, 2014 International Assembly

Convener, 2018 Yogyakarta Institute

Convener, 2019 Manila Rotary Institute

Training Leader GNTS, 2017 Taipei Rotary Institute

Training Leader (DTTS/GETS/GNTS), 2015 Manila Rotary Institute

General Program Trainer, 2014 Kota Kinabalu Rotary Institute

Vice-Chair, 2013 Taipei Rotary Institute

District Governor, D3800 RY2011-2012

Club President, RC Pasig, RY2006-2007

Rotarian, RC Pasig, RY 1971

Professional Activities

After founding Summa Computer Services Corporation for the Herdis Group in 1974, and building it into a 44 company international conglomerate called the Mega Group of Computer Companies which he set up in 1983, Raffy retired from active management in 2009 and has concentrated on his philanthropic activities through Rotary as well as those of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) where he is a life member.

Present Position

Chairman Emeritus/CEO of the Mega Group of Computer Companies, a multinational conglomerate of 44 companies specializing in gaming and other high technology systems based in the Philippines, with offices in the Buenos Aires, Singapore, Germany, Argentina, Romania, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria, active in the Middle East, South America and in the former Eastern Bloc countries, either through wholly owned companies or through joint ventures

Past Positions

SGV & Co – Management Services Division Supervising Consultant

Asia Computer Services Corporation – Vice President for Operations

Meralco Securities & Investment Corporation Vice President, General Manager - Computer Services

The Online Corporation – Executive Vice President

Herdis Management & Investment Corporation

Summa Computer Services Corporation – President

Herdis-Jardine Davies Inc. – President

Uniphil Computer Corporation – President

YPO (Young Presidents Organization)

In 1979 at the age of 35, when he was the President of Summa Computer Services Corporation, he was elected to the Young Presidents Organization, a world-wide organization of the leading businessmen and professionals in over 160 countries, who have become CEO/President/Managing Director of a significant corporation before the age of 40. He graduated to the World Presidents Organization (now known as YPO Gold) in 1994 at the age of 50, where he is a life member and a member of the Global Couples Forum 10, and the Regional Forum 3.

Sports Activities

Raffy has always been an athlete all his life and holds gold and silver Philippine NCAA medals in 100m and 200m as well as two US Big Six (the predecessor of PAC12) silver medals in wrestling. He was captain of the soccer teams of Ateneo de Manila University and Washington State University in the 60's. He used to be a single handicap golfer with three hole-in-one's and over 250 amateur trophies to his name. In 1977, he won the Pro-Am tournament of the World Cup of Golf which was held at the Wackwack Golf & Country Club in the Philippines with Italian Pro Delio Lovato.

Personal Circumstances

Raffy is married to Minda Acacio Garcia, former club president of the Founding Manila Chapter of Soroptimists International. She is a past Regional Governor for the Philippine Region of Soroptimists International and a member of the Fund Development Board of Soroptimists International of the Americas. She was elected and completed her term to the board of directors of Soroptimists International in Philadelphia, PA for 2017-2019. She runs her own cut-flower farm in Canlubang, Laguna. They have four children and eight grandchildren.