Mr. Monserrat brings with him 24 years of business and management experience in the areas of finance, marketing and sales, and general management. He has held numerous senior management positions. The majority of his career was spent in multinational companies such as Citibank and Coca-Cola Company. He has experience as an overseas expatriate with Coke as well as with E&J Gallo where he was responsible for the Latin American and Caribbean operations. It was through his short stint at PPGI (a local developer that pioneered in the development of condotels in the Philippines) that he acquired an appreciation and understanding of the condominium hotel business and its growth potential.
PETER H. STEVENS Executive Director
Mr. Stevens is a German national who has spent his entire career spanning 40 years in the hotel management profession. He has been General Manager for numerous hotels both locally and overseas such as Saipan Intercontinental Hotel, Orchard Hotel in Singapore , Makaha Resort Hotel in Hawaii , Century Park Sheraton and Grand Boulevard Hotel in Manila , and The Lafayette Hotel in Boston . In addition, he was the Food & Beverage Director in Asia Pacific (22 hotels) and the worldwide Training Supervisor for Intercontinental Hotels. He now resides in Manila , being married to a Filipina, and is active at the Board and Excom levels with HII.
JAMES D. BLACK Director
Mr. Black is an American national with 38 years of management and business experience. The lions share of his career was spent in the pharmaceuticals industry as an expatriate for major multinationals. He spent 17 years of his career here in the Philippines – first as General Manager of Searle Phils., then as General Manager of Squibb Philippines . When Bristol Myers and Squibb merged, he went on to head up the operations for Bristol Myers Squibb in Mexico , and then in Argentina . He is now semi-retired, but is active at the board and Excom levels with HII.
MICHAEL JOSEPH, JR. Director –Advisor for Human Resources
Mr. Michael Joseph, Jr. has worked for Dale Carnegie Training in Hong Kong . His competencies include training, organizational development, and behavioral profiling. He has assisted in developing and conducting public and customized courses for international banks such as Hong Kong Bank, Dao Heng Bank, Citibank, and deluxe hotels which include Grand Hyatt and The Mandarin. Mr. Joseph has extensive public speaking experience and has spoken to audiences in the United States , India , Singapore , Hong Kong , Germany , England and Philippines . He has also co-hosted in the Philippine television program “Sharing in the City”. Furthermore, he has worked for over 18 years for various Christian organizations and is Associate Editor of Kerygma Magazine.
AGNES A. LUNA Residence Manager – Parque España Residence Hotel
Ms. Agnes Luna is a Certified Public Accountant with over fifteen years of financial and operational experience in the hotel industry. She has worked in both the property and corporate levels of Stettler, Inc., Pathfinder Holdings and Century International Hotels. Ms. Luna also has had operations responsibilities in both condominiums and hotels as well as leisure resorts and city center properties.
ROSANNA G. BUSTAMANTE Executive Assistant
Ms. Rosanna Bustamante is an experienced development statistician, Certified Public Accountant and experienced Sales Manager with Friday’s Beach Resort-Boracay, Stettler Hotels and Century International Hotels. She was also the Reservations Manager of Galleon Gateway Cruises, Inc. Ms. Bustamante has ten years of experience in the industry and has recently specialized in the development activities of new properties.
MONICA R. PUNZALAN Head - Marketing
Ms. Punzalan is an experienced hotelier in the field of sales & marketing. She started her career in hotel sales in one of the first residential hotels in Makati under the management of Olympia Housing, Inc. She joined Raintree, Inc., where she had intensive training in Corporate & Banquet Sales, as well as the Front Office Department. She also has worked with Johnson & Johnson Phils., before joining HII.
EDMON PAGILAGAN Head - Engineering
Eng’r. Pagilagan is a registered electrical engineer. He started his career in hotel maintenance with Century Park Sheraton. He had an extensive training in property maintenance with Bayview Park Hotel, Primetown Century Tower Makati & Century Citadel Inn Makati.
MAVI A. ASONG Resident/ Building Manager.
Eng’r. Ms. Mavi A. Asong brings with her 11 magnificent years of extensive experience in the hotel industry at the time she joined HII. She started modestly as a Front Office Staff and worked her way up to being a Senior Account Manager and shortly after was promoted to Sales Manager at Century International Hotels/Century Citadel Inn Makati. Her unrelenting passion for work and people skills brought her to the position of Resident Manager with the Palm Hotels Group in Manila. These experiences made her eligible to join HII in its first of its kind project - the Lacasarita Condormitel (Condominium-Dorm- Hotel) in Manila as the Resident/ Building Manager.
