BIZ BUZZ: Former ICTSI exec joins Apex Mining board

A Razon Group executive is moving offices within the conglomerate—from International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) to Apex Mining Co. Inc.

Apex Mining said Jose Joel Sebastian was elected as an independent director at its annual stockholders’ meeting on April 30, succeeding Joselito Sibayan.

Sebastian previously served as a senior vice president of ICTSI, overseeing global financial reporting and system and planning and budgeting until his retirement in September 2020.

A certified public accountant, Sebastian was an audit partner in Ernst & Young-Manila (Sycip Gores Velayo & Co.) from August 1999 to September 2008. He earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting from De La Salle University.

“With his exemplary track record in corporate finance, Mr. Sebastian is expected to help steer Apex Mining’s fund-raising strategies as the company ramps up its expansion,” the listed mining firm said in a statement.