Bongbong Marcos chooses PNB chief Jose Arnulfo Veloso to lead GSIS

FILE PHOTO: Philippine National Bank president and the chief executive officer Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso. INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has selected Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso as president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) under his administration, incoming press secretary Trixie Angeles announced Wednesday.

Veloso is currently the president and the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine National Bank (PNB).

“Mayroon tayong bagong appointees. The second is the president and general manager of GSIS, Jose Arnulfo [Veloso],” Angeles said in a press briefing.

Veloso previously served as the CEO of HSBC Philippines, the first Filipino to be so. He was also a former president of the Bankers Association of the Philippines.

Veloso is one of the two latest appointees of Marcos Jr. as announced by his camp.

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