IT was during her third year in college when Genevieve Manalad, now the president of Savemore, found herself at a cashier in SM Fairview. She still vividly remembers how she and her sister lost their parking ticket, revealing how they even went through the bins to check. This was how Manalad began her 24-year career as the leader of the fastest-growing format in SM's food retail brand portfolio.

Seeing the staff at an energetic pace, assisting customers left and right, Manalad found something that clicked. Witnessing that kind of drive left her with a lasting impression and a goal: to work in a company as dynamic as this.