The Board of Benguet Corporation accepted and approved the resignation of Mr. Daniel Andrew G. Romualdez as Chairman and Director of the Company effective November 5, 2019. He also resigned as Director in the Company's subsidiaries including BenguetCorp International Limited and Benguet USA Inc. Mr. Romualdez cited the pressure of his profession as reason for his resignation. The Board appointed Atty. Romeo L. Go as Director representing Common Class "A" and Convertible Preferred Class "A" shares of the Company. He replaced Mr. Leopoldo S. Sison III who retired as President and resigned as Director. Atty. Go is a retired Commissioner of National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)-Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)- (May 2003-Sept 2018). Atty. Go is a member of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA), Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA), University of the Philippines Law Alumni Association (UPLAA), Alumni Association the Center for American and International Law, and Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. He recently joined as partner the Andres Padernal & Paras Law Offices. Formerly, he was a Confidential Attorney of Court of Appeals (Jan. 1986-Nov. 1986), Legal Researcher of Supreme Court (Dec. 1986), Labor Arbiter of NLRC-DOLE (Jan.1987-May 2003). He was admitted to the Bar in 1984.