BIZ BUZZ: Chair shuffle, Consunji muscle
A quiet boardroom move just spoke volumes.
Dominion Holdings Inc. has handed the chair role to DMCI’s Isidro Consunji, tightening the grip of one of the market’s most seasoned industrial hands.
The change came after Frederic DyBuncio stepped down as chair—though not exactly exiting stage left. He stays on as president and director, suggesting this is less a break and more a recalibration of power at the top.
Enter Consunji, whose decadeslong stewardship of DMCI signals a familiar playbook: disciplined capital, infrastructure-heavy bets and long-horizon thinking. His appointment as chair hints that Dominion may be gearing up for something more deliberate—and possibly bigger.
This isn’t just a ceremonial swap. In conglomerate circles, who chairs often shapes where the capital flows. With Consunji now presiding, expect a sharper tilt toward execution over experimentation.
The timing is telling. Companies don’t reshuffle chairs without reason—and rarely without a strategy quietly forming in the background.
For now, Dominion isn’t saying much. But the message is already loud enough: when a Consunji takes the helm, it usually means business.
Against this backdrop, the board also brought in lawyer Tephanie Gandia as assistant corporate secretary—adding legal firepower to the mix.
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