Prior to Globe, Ernest was President and CEO of SPi Technologies. At the cusp of the new millennium, he spurred the beginning of the BPO business model for the Philippines, earning him recognition as one of the founding fathers of BPO in the country. Lauding his pioneering spirit, Ernst & Young named him ICT Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003.
Ernest was recently hailed as the Best Telecommunications CEO at the 2021 International Finance Awards. Definitely not a first for Cu, who was also named Asia's Best CEO by Corporate Governance Asia at their 10th Asian Excellence Awards in 2020, and CEO of the Year at the Asia Communications Awards in 2017. Also, in 2017, Cu was hailed as the Philippines' Best CEO by Finance Asia; this is a second for Cu, who first received the award in 2010. For five straight years (2013 to 2017), Cu was included in the list of 100 most influential telecom leaders worldwide by London-based Global-Telecoms Business Magazine Power 100. Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific has also named him CEO of the Year twice, first in 2012 and again in 2017. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management Engineering from De La Salle University in Manila and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
Prior to Globe, Ernest was President and CEO of SPi Technologies. At the cusp of the new millennium, he spurred the beginning of the BPO business model for the Philippines, earning him recognition as one of the founding fathers of BPO in the country. Lauding his pioneering spirit, Ernst & Young named him ICT Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003.
Ernest was recently hailed as the Best Telecommunications CEO at the 2021 International Finance Awards. Definitely not a first for Cu, who was also named Asia's Best CEO by Corporate Governance Asia at their 10th Asian Excellence Awards in 2020, and CEO of the Year at the Asia Communications Awards in 2017. Also, in 2017, Cu was hailed as the Philippines' Best CEO by Finance Asia; this is a second for Cu, who first received the award in 2010. For five straight years (2013 to 2017), Cu was included in the list of 100 most influential telecom leaders worldwide by London-based Global-Telecoms Business Magazine Power 100. Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific has also named him CEO of the Year twice, first in 2012 and again in 2017.
He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management Engineering from De La Salle University in Manila and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.