Lawrence Montinola Jalbuena
Chairman of the Board
Lawrence graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He earned his Masters in Business Administration from Fordham University, New York. Lawrence served as the Vice-president of Finance for top companies including Alsons Cement Corporation, Iligan Cement Corporation, Northern Mindanao Transport Company, Inc., Bulkcem Philippines Inc. and Calamba Aggregates Company, Inc. He served as Assistant Vice-president for Investment and Finance of Great Pacific Life Assurance Corporation.
Jaime Purugganan Roa
President & CEO
Jaime graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BA Philosophy. He has 25 years of experience in Information Technology and technical recruiting. He is mainly responsible for Sysgen’s growth from a 3-man operation to an established 35-man IT staffing provider. He is also Chairman of Sysgen Outsource, Inc., a BPO company providing offshore CADD services to clients in the US, Canada and Australia. His past jobs include stints with Pan Pacific Computer Center and Innovative Systems Analyst (Philippines) Inc., as well as a number of consulting positions.
Frederick C. Gumaru
Vice President for HR & Recruitment
Frederick graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He then went on to attend the University of the Philippines, Diliman where he earned a Masters in Business Administration. He joined Sysgen in June 2000 where his experience and background in business development have been utilized in preparing business plans, project financing prospectus, and conceptualizing and designing marketing plans. Realizing the importance of HR and Recruitment to the success of the firm, the Board of Directors appointed him to lead Sysgen’s talent acquisition and retention efforts, as well as formulate strategies for the “recruitment factory”.
Anna Rose R. Bautista
Vice President for Sales and Marketing
Anna Rose graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. After college, she discovered her love for sales and marketing and has since then made it into a successful career. She joined Sysgen in March 2009, bringing with her 19 years of experience in IT Staff Augmentation, IT Placement and technical recruiting. She is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of Sysgen’s sales and marketing initiatives, as well as maintaining true alliances and healthy relationships with Sysgen’s client-partners. Her past position includes Vice President for Sales and Marketing of Information Professionals Inc. (IPI).
Anna Katrina G. Roa
Vice President for Accounting, Administration, & I.T.
Anna Katrina graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting. She took and passed the CPA Board Examinations in 1987. She joined Sysgen in June 1996 and is mainly responsible for managing all aspects of financial reporting, accounting, administration, and Sysgen’s information technology infrastructure. Her previous jobs included stints SGV and the Social Security System.