{"id":1985,"date":"2020-01-06T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T13:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:13:06","slug":"philweb-new-president-february-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philweb-new-president-february-gaming","title":{"rendered":"PhilWeb elects new president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senior Vice president Brian K. Ng will replace Dennis Valdes starting February 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Philippines.- PhilWeb Corporation has started 2020 with a major appointment with Brian K. Ng replacing Dennis Valdes as President. He will take over the new position starting February 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ng has been Senior Vice President of the company since joining in January 2011. He studied philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University and got his MBA from the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business. Before joining PhilWeb he held roles at Affinity Express Philippines, Inc., RR Donnelley Global Outsourcing, SPi, and the Print Town Group of Companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valdes stepped down from his role and will move to Alphaland Corporation, a real estate firm chaired by Robert Ongpin. According to Asian Gaming Brief, Valdes thinks Brian will be a great President for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased with the election of Brian to the post of President. His capable handling of our gaming operations over the past years gives us great confidence that he will bring fresh ideas and renewed energy to the task of propelling PhilWeb to new heights, especially as we continue our dual push in e-casino and e-bingo\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Vice president Brian K. Ng will replace Dennis Valdes starting February 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"PhilWeb Corporation has announced the appointment of Brian K. Ng as its new President, effective February 1, 2020, succeeding Dennis Valdes. Ng, previously Senior Vice President, is tasked with propelling the company's strategic growth, particularly within its e-casino and e-bingo gaming verticals. Valdes will transition to Alphaland Corporation.","focusai_entities":"PhilWeb Corporation, Brian K. Ng, Dennis Valdes, Affinity Express Philippines, Inc., RR Donnelley Global Outsourcing, SPi, Print Town Group of Companies, Alphaland Corporation, Robert Ongpin, Asian Gaming Brief","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Ng's Strategic Vision?","query":"What specific strategic initiatives or operational adjustments can stakeholders anticipate from Brian K. Ng's leadership, particularly concerning PhilWeb's e-casino and e-bingo growth verticals?"},{"label":"Market Impact?","query":"How might this executive transition influence PhilWeb's competitive landscape and market share within the Philippine iGaming sector, considering its dual focus on e-casino and e-bingo?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,157,16333],"tags":[96,512,128],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-asia","tag-gaming","tag-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19931,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions\/19931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}