What do Ayala Corporation, San Miguel Corporation, Pilipinas Shell, and SM have in common, aside from being among the most enduring conglomerates in the country, steeped in nearly a century or even more in corporate history?

These companies are also home to some of the country’s exemplary chief finance officers (CFOs) recognized by Dutch financial giant ING Bank and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) in the annual search for the “ING Finex CFO of the Year Award.”