PhilWeb Elects Conglomerate Leader Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman to Accelerate AI Infrastructure and Transnational Ecosystem Expansion

Lance Gokongwei takes PhilWeb helm

MANILA, Philippines — Tycoon Lance Gokongwei has taken the helm as chair of listed technology firm PhilWeb Corp., as the company ramps up its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered infrastructure business. His election ends PhilWeb’s management restructuring following Gokongwei’s P2.02-billion strategic equity investment and his appointment to the firm’s board in July.  READ: Lance Gokongwei takes PhilWeb board

PhilWeb names Lance Gokongwei as its new Chairman of the Board

Philippines business tycoon Lance Gokongwei has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of online gaming platform provider PhilWeb Corp, just over a month after he first joined as a director. The company revealed via a Friday filing that Gokongwei has replaced Crisanto Roy B. Alcid in the role, with Alcid having relinquished his positions as Chairman and CEO effective 27 August 2026. He will continue to serve as a director of the compa…

Gokongwei takes PhilWeb helm amid AI gaming pivot

Tycoon Lance Y. Gokongwei has been named chairman of the board of directors of PhilWeb Corp. to mark the gaming company’s shift to a supplier of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled online gaming platforms to some of the country’s biggest casinos.In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Friday, Aug. 28, PhilWeb said its board of directors approved the relinquishment by Crisanto Roy B. Alcid of his positions as chairman of the bo…

PhilWeb Elects Conglomerate Leader Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman to Accelerate AI Infrastructure and Transnational Ecosystem Expansion

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PhilWeb Corporation (PSE: WEB) today announced the election of prominent business leader Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

PhilWeb Corporation Appoints Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman to Lead AI Infrastructure Expansion

PhilWeb Corporation appointed business leader Lance Y. Gokongwei as Chairman of the Board of Directors on August 27, 2026. This leadership change marks the final stage of the company’s institutional governance restructuring and signals a strategic shift toward the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure and the expansion of the firm’s transnational ecosystem. The board selected Gokongwei to oversee the company’s transition as it in…