GMA Network President and Chief Executive Officer Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., was honored by BizNews Asia with the prestigious Management Excellence Award for his outstanding and visionary leadership during the publication's 24th anniversary on November 25 in Makati. 

Duavit has championed forward-looking strategies that strengthened the Network’s performance and expanded its reach across television, radio, and online platforms. 

Duavit first joined GMA Network in January 1999 as a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Subsequently, he was appointed as Chairman of the Executive Committee in August 2000 and was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November of the same year. He was elected as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer in 2010 and as its CEO effective January 1, 2024. 

Beyond his leadership of GMA Network, Duavit also serves as the Chairman of the Board of GMA Network Films, Inc.; President and CEO of GMA Holdings, Inc. and GMA Productions, Inc. (formerly RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.); Director and CEO of GMA New Media, Inc.; and Chairman, President, and CEO of Group Management and Development, Inc. and Dual Management and Investments, Inc. He is also the Vice Chairman of GMA Ventures, Inc. 

He is also the President and a Trustee of GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc., a Trustee of the Guronasyon Foundation, Inc., and Board Advisor of the HERO Foundation. 

Duavit holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines. 

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