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111 Aguinaldo cor. Rizal
Ayala Southvale Village
Bacoor, Cavite
Philippines 4102

R: (02) 560-0054
O: (046) 517-0016
CP: (0917) 522-0109
sytsuarez@pacific.net.ph

Socorro Y. T. Suarez is Managing Director of Corporate Transformation, Inc., a consulting firm assisting business enterprises enhance organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage through the performance of strategic consulting service in organization development and change management. She consults for the Top Philippine conglomerates, namely: Ayala Group of Companies and San Miguel Corporation as well as for Asian, European, and North American multinational companies such as Maybank, SCA Hygiene, Avon, Wyeth Pharmaceutical, and Microsoft.

Ms. Suarez has been involved in human resource-related work in line, staff, and consulting capacities for twenty five (25) years in reputable business organizations. Prior to setting up a consulting practice, she was Director of Organization Effectiveness Consulting of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, where she performed strategic consulting as well as served as a technical resource in the areas of organization development and performance management for colleagues in the international arena. She was Head of the Human Resources of Ayala Land, Inc., a subsidiary of one of the largest and most progressive business conglomerates in the Philippines. She gained broad exposure to various industries through her employment with another multi-industry conglomerate, A. Soriano Corporation, as Senior Asst. Vice President for Human Resource Consulting & Organization Development. She was initiated to consulting work as Consultant Psychologist of John Clements Consultants, Inc. in Manila and as HR Development Associate of Honeywell, Inc. in the U.S.A.

She has been tapped by various business, government, educational institutions as well as HR-oriented consulting firms and professional associations to perform external consulting work and to conduct seminars/ workshops on topics related to Human Resource Management, Leadership, Organization Development and Management of Change. Ms. Suarez has assisted a broad range of industries, including Banking, Consumer/Industrial Manufacturing & Marketing, Energy, Hotel, Information Technology, Insurance, Mining, Petroleum, Pharmaceutical, Ports Management, Real Estate, Retail, Semiconductor, Transportation, Travel, Telecommunications, and Utilities. Of significance is her heading the human resource due diligence team for the winning bidders of two of the Philippines’ largest and most successful privatization efforts – International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (a partnership of A. Soriano Corporation, Razon Group, and Sealand) and Manila Water Corporation (a partnership of Ayala Corporation, Bechtel, and United Utilities).

Ms. Suarez completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Guidance & Counseling from St. Scholastica’s College, and graduated Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian. Complementing this academic achievement were Leadership Awards for managing curricular and extracurricular student organizations. She pursued graduate studies in Human Resource Management and Industrial Psychology as a Rotary International Graduate Fellow. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Industrial Relations / Management of Human Resources from the University of Minnesota School of Management, U.S.A., and was elected to the International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She attended a course on “Managing Organizational Change” at the Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., where she gained insights on the dynamics of corporate culture change and leadership transition. Aided by advanced communication and information technology, Ms. Suarez is currently pursuing her doctorate in Organization Development through the scholar-practitioner program of the Fielding Graduate University in Sta. Barbara, California.

She is an accredited Fellow in Personnel Management (FPM) of the Personnel Management of the Philippines, and was the first lady President of the Philippine Society for Training and Development (PSTD).

At the personal level, Cor reminisces with excitement her participation in competitive sports, as captain ball of her school’s basketball varsity team and champion of various track & field events. These days, she focuses on service to church and community through sponsorship of marriage enrichment and family encounter seminars as well as volunteer work for street children. She also finds satisfaction in creative work through poetry writing, gardening, and interior design projects as well as the retail of artworks of struggling Filipino artists here and abroad. Cor has discovered that fulfillment can only come from living a purpose-driven life and squandering one’s self for others.