Bautista is new UnionBank president

MANILA, Philippines - The Union Bank of the Philippines has appointed Edwin Bautista as its new president effective Jan. 1. Bautista has over 25 years of banking experience and previously served as senior executive vice president for Transaction Banking, Commercial Banking, Operations and Consumer Finance.  He is also the Bank’s chief marketing officer. In 2006, he also served as President of iBank, until its merger with UnionBank. Bautista is set to pursue UnionBank’s thrust of maintaining leadership in “Smart Banking” particularly in areas of innovation, customer delight and value-for-money through the creative application of expertise and dedication.