Charo Santos Concio was appointed ABS-CBN’s fifth President after 20 years of producing (and occasionally appearing in) TV shows and films that inspire and bring out the best in Filipinos.
Concio started off as consultant but jumped on the fast track as director for Programs in 1989, VP of Production Operations in 1991, senior vice president of TV Production in 1996 and upon taking full responsibility of overseeing all the entertainment content of the network, was promoted to executive vice president.
Her stint as head for Channel 2, effective April 1, 2006, brought greater synergy between Sales, Marketing, and Production and achieved remarkable business results. She also successfully completed the Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School last year.
She succeeds Gabby Lopez, son of ABS-CBN founder Geny Lopez. He led the network for several years, both before and after former network head Cito Alejandro.
