Elias John Kukas
Vice President, Investments
Mr. Kukas is a Certified Public Accountant and an experienced investment banker. He has over 13 years of combined experience in tax audit, management consulting, and investment banking. He was a Senior Deal Officer at First Metro Investment Corporation (Metrobank Group) who worked on several corporate borrowing deals (bonds, notes and project finance) with a total transaction value of more than PHP100 Billion. Mr. Kukas also worked on several M&A deals in the real estate, healthcare, and banking industries. He has served more than 30 clients including top Philippine conglomerates such as Ayala, Aboitiz, and Filinvest groups to name a few. He graduated Cum Laude in B.S. in Business Administration and Accountancy at the University of the Philippines – Diliman and a consistent Dean’s Lister at the Asian Institute of Management, taking up his Executive MBA degree. He is also a Level 2 CFA Exam passer.