THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced the appointment of lawyer Wilma Eisma as the agency’s new President and Chief Operating Officer, the first woman to assume both roles.
Eisma took her oath of office before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in Malacanang on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
“We are happy to welcome Atty. Wilma Eisma as PAGCOR’s new President and COO,” Chairman Alejandro Tengco said.
“We know she will be a great asset, and her vast experience in both the government and private sectors will surely be put to good use here.”
A lawyer by profession, Eisma earned her law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of the Philippines before joining the state gaming firm.
Before that, she was the first woman Administrator and Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
Her private sector stints include leadership roles in PMFTC Inc., the Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International.
Eisma also held key positions at the Department of Trade and Industry where she worked at the Office of the Secretary; and in the Office of the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, among others.
She succeeded lawyer Juanito Sanosa Jr. who resigned as PAGCOR President and COO last January.
