East West Banking Corporation appointed Zenaida A. Ong as Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Banking Group effective March 1, 2023 Ms. Ong has over 20 years of professional experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining EastWest Bank (EW), she was Region Head for Metro Manila Lending for Security Bank (SECB). Ms. Ong was responsible for the achievement of overall targets for Metro Manila Lending of the bank including total portfolio, net income, deposit and cross selling. She managed 4 Metro Manila Lending Hubs and handled about 80 personnel. Ms. Ong started her banking career at Solid Bank Corporation, a bank she stayed with for almost six years until she left
as a Senior Assistant Manager for Branch Lending Division - Metro Manila East. In August 2000, she joined REACH Networks Philippines Inc. as an Accounting Manager for more than 3 years then eventually moved to Cinema 2000
Group of Companies for the same role for a little over 2 years. She returned to banking and joined Equitable PCI Bank (EPCIB) as a Senior Account Officer and later on joined BDO Unibank (BDO) after the merger, where she served as Senior Assistant Vice President, Team Head for Commercial Banking in South Luzon from March 2006 to January 2012. She initially handled loans in Northern Metro Manila area during her stint with EPCIB, then managed South Luzon region with BDO. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Accountancy from De La Salle University in 1993 and is a Certified Public Accountant.