Sustainability

FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Ayala Corporation has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

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Ayala Group of Companies’ holistic COVID-19 response receives an Award of Merit from the 2021 Gold Quill Awards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).  Ayala is the only Philippine business group to be recognized in the awards’ Response & Recovery Management and Communication category for assisting its ecosystem of employees, partners, customers, and the broader population in withstanding the impact of COVID-19.

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Ayala Corporation bagged the Silver Award as Asia’s Best Integrated Report and was a finalist in five other categories at the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA), the most prestigious international awards for corporate reporting.

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Companies from the Ayala group bagged top accolades at the 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Awards held by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Institute of Corporate Directors.

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5 major honors for its COVID-19 initiatives – one Gold for its Project Ugnayan website, two Silvers for its “Most Valuable Employer” and “Most Valuable Corporate Response” entries, and two Bronzes for its “Tapat” and “Nandiyan Ka” corporate videos

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Gawad Pandayon (Gold Award, Authenticity category) – for Ayala Group of Companies’ COVID-19 response entitled “Stronger together: How the Ayala Group helped Filipinos cope with the pandemic”

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Recognized among Top Sustainability Advocates

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Ayala Corporation once again earns the nod of the Ethical Boardroom as a holding company with the Best Corporate Governance in Asia and Australasia.
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In March 2020, FinanceAsia announced that Ayala Corporation was named the Best Managed Company in the Philippines. It was also named Most Committed to Social Causes, Best Corporate Governance, and second Best Environmental Stewardship.

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Ayala Corporation won a Silver in the Best Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Reporting 2019 category at the 5th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) on April 29, 2020. It was also a finalist for Best Integrated Report 2019.

Ayala Corporation Head of Group Risk Management and Sustainability, Ma. Victoria Tan, was included among Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen, CSR Works’ annual listing of exceptional female sustainability leaders in the region. Only 27 women from 11 countries were chosen out of 126 nominations from 20 countries across Asia.

Ma. Victoria Tan, Ayala Corporation’s Head of Group Risk Management and Sustainability, was counted among Eco-Business’ most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific in 2019.

Ayala was one of thirteen grantees of the Best Investor Relations Team Award. The Award recognizes the importance of the Investor Relations Team in providing an efficient interface for the company with investors and analysts.

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JAZA was one of the eight recipients of the Best CEO of the Year Award. The Asset Best CEO Award acknowledges the leadership qualities of a chief executive officer and rewards a range of skills and attributes including inspirational leadership, strategic thinking, team- and relationship building, effective communication and change management.

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Ayala was one of 23 Asian companies recognized for showing additional efforts and initiatives to achieve higher standards in ESG with the Platinum Award. The Asset ESG Corporate Awards offers a rigorous benchmarking service for listed companies with regard to corporate sustainability. The criteria used to assess the companies include a range of metrics of financial performance, which are also a proxy for gauging management acumen. Companies are also evaluated according to the quality of their governance, social responsibility, environmental responsibility and investor relations. Companies that achieve the passing threshold score in all categories are recognized with the Titanium Award. Companies that show greater efforts and initiatives are granted Gold or Platinum.

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Ayala was recognized as one of the top performing Philippine Publicly-Listed Companies (PLCs) overall under the ASEAN Corporate Scorecard (ACGS) in 2018. The ACGS serves to raise corporate governance standards and practices among ASEAN PLCs and thereby enhance their attractiveness to foreign investors and promote ASEAN as an asset class. Companies are evaluated on the following areas: rights of shareholders, equitable treatment of shareholders, role of stakeholders, disclosure and transparency and responsibilities of the board.

Ayala was named one of Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers 2019”. In partnership with Statista, Forbes narrowed down 500 finalists from 2,000 of the world’s largest public companies, based on 1.4 million employment recommendations from a global poll and regional surveys.

On November 21, 2018, four of the nine Philippine companies, namely, Ayala, Ayala Land, Globe and Manila Water, ranked among the Top 50 ASEAN PLCs and were feted at the 2nd ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia.

On July 31, 2018, eight PLCs in the Ayala group were named among the Top Performing Companies under the 2017 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard held at the Tower Club. Ayala along with Ayala Land, Globe and Manila Water scored 100 points and above, while BPI, Ayala Land subsidiaries Cebu Holdings, Inc. and Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., and IMI scoring not less than 80 points. Ayala also ranked in the Top Five in the Holding Firm sector category.

On October 26, 2018, the Management Association of the Philippines conferred the distinction of Management Man of the Year 2018 to Fernando Zobel de Ayala, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala.

In 2018, Institutional Investor, a leading New York-based business-to-business publisher focused on international finance, has released the results of its 2018 All-Asia Executive Team survey:

• Under industrial companies, Ayala ranked second best in Asia for corporate governance and third best for metrics on environment, social, and governance (ESG) and socially responsible investing (SRI).
• Under emerging markets, Ayala was among the “Most Honored Companies” after securing top three appearances in at least two of the four main categories and ranked second for “Best IR Company”. Its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, ranked third for “Best CEO”. Under two new categories, Ayala ranked first for “Best Corporate Governance and Best ESG SRI Metrics”.

Ayala Corporation won Asia’s Best Integrated Report (Highly Commended) at Asia’s Best Integrated Reporting Awards 2018

Ayala Corporation won Asia-Pacific Risk Management Team of the Year.

Best Annual Report at IR Magazine’s Awards (Southeast Asia), and placed second for Best in Sector-Financials

Generika won the inaugural ASEAN Inclusive Business Award at the ASEAN Business Awards

Ayala won Enterprise Risk Program of the Year at the StrategicRISK Awards

Ayala’s US$400M fixed-for-life perpetual bond issuance named Philippine Capital Market Deal of the Year by Thomson Reuters’ IFR Asia and Best Corporate Bond in the Philippines at The Asset’s Triple A Country Awards

CFO Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco awarded CFO of the Year by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines and ING Bank NV

Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala named a UN SDG Pioneer for his leadership of Ayala’s sustainable business strategy and operations

Ayala ranked 2nd in FinanceAsia’s Best Managed Companies, Most Committed to Corporate Governance, and Best at Corporate Social Responsibility polls; 5th for Investor relations; and 3rd for Best CEO

Ayala ranked 18th in Forbes Magazine’s Global 2000: World’s Best Employers list, the only Philippine company in the Top 20

Award given to Ayala President and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala

CSR Leadership Award given to Ma. Victoria A. Tan, Ayala Head of Group Risk Management and Sustainability

Certificate for excellence in investor relations

Ranked first for Best Overall Corporate Governance in the Philippines

1st runner-up on Employee Engagement and Development

Among the three Top CSR Advocates in Asia

12 Philippine Quill Awards went to the Ayala group, including an Excellence Award in Communication Skills for Special Events for Ayala’s “Ayala Beats@180”

One of the 15 recipients together with Ayala Land Bank of the Philippine Island, Globe Telecom, and Manila Water

Platinum Awardee for the Philippines

• Best Managed Company
• Most Committed to Corporate Governance
• Best at Corporate Social Responsibility
• Fourth runner-up in Best at Investor Relations

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations
• Ranked 6th – Most Committeed to Paying Good Dividends

• Ranked 2nd – Best CEOs of the Philippines: Ernest Cu (Globe) 
• Ranked 1st and 3rd – Best CFOs of the Philippines: Jaime Ysmael (Ayala Land) and Delfin C. Gonzalez Jr. (Ayala Corporation)

Best Sustainability Report – 360: Ayala’s fifth conglomerate sustainability report

Legacy Award – Ayala Corporation

• CEOs – Bernard Vincent O. Dy (Ayala Land) and Gerardo C. Ablaza, Jr. (Manila Water)
• CFOs – Jaime E. Ysmael (Ayala Land) and Luis Juan B. Oreta (Manila Water)
• Corporate Social Responsibility- Ayala Corporation, Manila Water
• Investor Relations – Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Manila Water
• Environmental Responsibility – Ayala Land

• Gold – Inside Ayala >180 (Company History, More Than 50 Years category)
• Silver – Ayala at 180 anniversary campaign (Events and Observances category)

Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility

Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in Asia (Conglomerates, Philippines)

• Ranked 3rd – Ayala Corporation
• Ranked 4th – Ayala Land Inc.
• Ranked 14th – Globe Telecom
• Ranked 25th – Manila Water Company

Conferred upon Filipinos who have rendered distinguished foreign service, or helped promote the interests and prestige of the Philippines abroad (Presidential Decree No. 490, s. 1974)

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO

For his “vital contribution as chairperson of the APEC 2015 Private Sector Advisory Council and as co-chair for the APEC Business Advisory Council Sustainable Development Working Group; exceptional and laudable philanthropic services as Co-Chairman of the Board and Executive for his Committee of Ayala the Ayala Foundation; and for his consistent efforts in fostering improvement in the fields of education, youth development, sustainable livelihood, and inspiring pride and awareness of the talents and culture of the Philippines.”

• Ranked among Asia’s best CEOs – Antonino T. Aquino (Ayala Land)
• CFOs – Delfin Gonzalez, Jr. (Ayala Corporation)
• Corporate Social Responsibility – Ayala Corporation

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations
• Ranked 2nd and 3rd – Best CEOs: Antonino T. Aquino (Ayala Land), Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (Ayala Corporation) <br>Ranked 2nd – Best CFO: Jaime Ysmael (Ayala Land)

• Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance
• Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
• Best Annual Report

Ayala Corporation chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

Regarded as the most prestigious international recognition for successful family businesses

Best Philippines Deal: Ayala Corp.’s $300 million bond exchangeable into Ayala Land shares

Ayala Corporation and Manila Water corporate secretary Solomon M. Hermosura is among Asia’s best

• Ranked 4th – Best Overall for Corporate Governance
• Ranked 5th – Best for Disclosure and Transparency
• Ranked 3rd – Best for Responsibilities of Management and the Board of Directors
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility

Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in Asia – Conglomerates (Philippines)

Corporate Governance Poll – Philippines

• Ranked 1st – Best for Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best for Disclosure and Transparency
• Ranked 1st – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors
• Ranked 1st – Best for Shareholders’ Rights and Equitable Treatment

Best Managed Companies Poll – Philippines

• Ranked 1st – Ayala Land, Inc. (Large Capitalization Category)
• Best Executive – Antonino Aquino, President and CEO, Ayala Land, Inc.

Citation for First Listed 15-Year Corporate Bond Issue – P10 Billion Bonds Due 2027 (New award for unique contribution to market development, recognizing the first longest tenor to-date for a listed corporate issue)

Treasurer of the Year – Philippines: Ramon G. Opulencia, Ayala Corporation

Best Investor Relations Company – Ayala Corporation

• Ranked 3rd – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 5th – Best Investor Relations

Ayala, Ayala Land, and Manila Water Company recognized among “The Best of Asia” for corporate governance practices

4th Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards

Ayala Corporation chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and Ayala Land president and CEO Antonino Aquino named among 12 Philippine board directors recognized as outstanding corporate directors in the Philippines

• Ranked 1st – Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance
• Ranked 2nd – Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 1st – Best Annual Report

• Best Investor Relations – Ayala Corporation, Manila Water Company
• Best Investor Relations (Website/Promotion) – Ayala Land, Inc.
• Best for Corporate Social Responsibility – Ayala Corporation
• Best for Environmental Responsibility – Ayala Land, Inc.
• Best CEO – Ayala Land president and CEO Antonino Aquino
• Best CFO – Ayala Corporation CFO Delfin Gonzalez, Jr. and Manila Water Company CFO Luis Juan Oreta

Innovative Corporate Bond Issue of the Year – P10-Billion Fixed-Rate Multiple-Put Bonds Due 2021 (The country’s first listed multiple-put bond issue)

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations

7th Corporate Governance Scorecard Project (in cooperation with Philippine Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission)

• Platinum Plus Awardees: Ayala, Ayala Land, Manila Water Company (ranked in the Gold category for at least four consecutives years)
• Gold Awardee: Bank of the Philippine Islands (with a rating of 95% or above)
• Silver Awardees: Globe Telecom, Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc., Cebu Holdings, Inc. (with a rating of 90 to 94%)

• Ranked 1st – Strongest Adherence to Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 1st – Best Annual Report

8th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards
Ayala, Ayala Land, Manila Water Company, and Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corporation, recognized among “The Best of Asia” for corporate governance practices

3rd Asian Corporate Director Recognition Awards
Ayala Corporation chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, among six Philippine board directors recognized as outstanding corporate directors in the Philippines

Bank of the Philippine Islands president and CEO Aurelio Montinola III

2012 Environmental Leadership Award

Ranked 2nd – Best for Corporate Governance in the Philippines (with Manila Water Company)

Innovative Corporate Bond Issue of the Year – P10-Billion Puttable Bonds Due 2017

• Best Investor Relations – Ayala Corporation, Manila Water Company
• Best Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Responsibility – Ayala Land, Inc.
• Best CEO – Ayala Corporation chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
• Best CFO – Manila Water Company chief finance officer Luis Juan Oreta

• Ranked 3rd – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 2nd – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations

6th Corporate Governance Scorecard Project

(in cooperation with Philippine Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission)

• Platinum Awardees: Ayala, Ayala Land, Globe Telecom, Manila Water Company, and Cebu Property Ventures Development Corporation (ranked in the Gold category for at least three consecutives years)
• Gold Awardees: Cebu Holdings, Inc., and Integrated Micro-Electronics (with a rating of 95% or above)
• Silver Awardee: Bank of the Philippine Islands (with a rating of 90 to 94%)

Grand Chamber Award of Distinction for “exemplary and conscientious adoption of the principles of sustainable development in all its strategic, practices, and activities”

Overall Best in the Philippines for Corporate Governance

• Ranked 1st – Best for Shareholder Rights and Equitable Treatment in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors in the Philippines

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations

5th Corporate Governance Scorecard Project (in cooperation with Philippine Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission)

Seven of Top 11 rankings: Ayala, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Manila Water Company, and Ayala Land subsidiaries Cebu Holdings, Inc. and Cebu Property Ventures Development Corporation (All companies in the Gold Category, with a rating of 95% or above in the scorecard)

Ayala, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, and Manila Water Company cited among the “Best of Asia”

Ranked among RP’s Top 25

• Best Company History Publication – Ayala at 175
• Best Orientation Video – Never Stop Believing

Asia Talent Management Award – Ayala Corporation chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

Ranked 1st – Overall Most Convincing and Coherent Strategy (Conglomerates)

Seven of Top 15 rankings: Ayala, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Manila Water Company, and Ayala Land subsidiaries Cebu Holdings, Inc. and Cebu Property Ventures Development Corporation

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ranked 1st – Best CEO (Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman and CEO)
• Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations
• Ranked 2nd – Best CFO (Ramon G. Opulencia, Treasurer)

• Ranked 2nd – Overall Most-Admired Companies
• Ranked 1st – Long-Term Vision
• Ranked 2nd – Corporate Reputation
• Ranked 3rd – Quality
• Ranked 3rd – Innovation
• Ranked 5th – Financial Reputation

Ayala and its subsidiaries Ayala Land, Globe Telecom, and Manila Water cited among “The Best of Asia”

Winner: Innovative Corporate Communications in a Multimedia World – Ayala: Celebrating 175 years

First-ever Philippine Winner

Ayala Land president and CEO Antonino Aquino (with Jesus P. Estanislao)

Four of Top Five rankings: Ayala, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom

Ranked 1st – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors

• Ranked 3rd – Most Admired Companies in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Long-Term Vision
• Ranked 1st – Corporate Reputation
• Ranked 6th – Best in Innovation
• Ranked 4th – Quality of Products and Services
• Ranked 4th – Financial Reputation

• Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company in the Philippines
• Ranked 1st – Best in Corporate Governance
• Ranked 3rd – Best in Investor Relations
• Ranked 3rd – Best Most Committed to Strong Dividend Performance
• Ranked 2nd – Best CFO (Ramon G. Opulencia, Treasurer)

Ayala, Globe, Manila Water among companies cited

“Reinventing Human Resources at the Ayala Group of Companies” Project

• Ranked 2nd – Best in Corporate Governance
• Ranked 1st – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors
• Four of Top Five rankings: Ayala, Manila Water, Globe Telecom, Bank of the Philippine Islands

• Ranked 2nd – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors (Asia ex Japan)
• Ranked 2nd – Best Overall for Corporate Governance (Philippines)
• Ranked 1st – Best for Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors (Philippines)

Ranking/Award

Best Managed Company Among Large Capitalization Companies

3rd Corporate Governance Poll – Philippines

Ranked 3rd – Best Overall for Corporate Governance

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (with George Ty)

HBS Alumni Achievement Awards

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, first Filipino and youngest alumni to be conferred the honor

• Ranked 1st – Management with Long-Term Vision
• Ranked 1st – Good Company Reputation
• Ranked 6th – Top 10 Companies in the Philippines

• Ranked 2nd – Best Managed Company
• Ranked 2nd – Best Corporate Governance
• Ranked 3rd – Best Investor Relations
• Ranked 4th – Best Commitment to Strong Dividend Payment

Ranked 4th – Overall Best Company in the Philippines

Ranked 3rd – Best Corporate Governance in the Philippines

Ranked Outstanding Respondent (with a rating of 95.8, topping a list of 100 corporate respondents surveyed to help “enhance the soundness of BSP’s database, particularly with regards to external aspects such as inward and outward investment and balance of payments.”)

Special Distinction Award “for believing in the potentials of Cebu as a business destination and in the Cebuano’s entrepreneurial spirit.”

Jaime Zobel de Ayala, the first Filipino and only the sixth individual to receive the distinction

(Annual study of corporate governance trends in 10 Asian countries and companies it covers for institutional clients, graded and ranked according to a six-item questionnaire on disclosure parameters and practices)

Ranked in the top quartile: Ayala, Ayala Land, Globe Telecom, and Bank of the Philippine Islands New entrant in the second quartile: Manila Water

MIPIM Award for Residential Developments for Grosvenor Place (Given jointly to Ayala International, Grosvenor, and Asia International)

Ranked 1st – Best Focus on Shareholder Value
Ranked 2nd – Most Improved Corporate Strategy
Ranked 2nd – Best Chief Executive Officer
Ranked 1st – Best Annual Report
Ranked 1st – Most Improved Annual Report
Ranked 2nd – Best Website and
Ranked 1st – Most Improved Website (tied with Ayala Land)

Ranked 3rd – Overall Best Company
Ranked 1st – Best in Long-Term Vision
Ranked 2nd – Best in Financial Soundness
Ranked 3rd – Companies That Others Try to Emulate

Best Investor Relations by a Philippine Company

Centennial Enterprise of the Republic Award

Ranked 1st – Best Managed Company
Ranked 1st – Best Corporate Governance
Ranked 1st – Best Financial Management
Ranked 2nd – Best Investor Relations
Ranked 2nd – Most Committed to Shareholder Value

Ranked 2nd – Overall Best Company
Ranked 1st – Best in Long-Term Vision
Ranked 3rd – Companies Other Try to Emulate
Ranked 4th – Financial Soundness

Ranked 1st – Best Access to Senior Management in the Philippines
Ranked 7th – Best Managed Companies

• Recognized among Top Sustainability Advocates
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• Best Managed Company in the Philippines, Most Committed to Social Causes, Best Corporate Governance, second best Environmental Stewardship
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• Holding company with the Best Corporate Governance in Asia and Australasia
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Jaime Zobel de Ayala