Congratulatory poster for Embiggen CEO Rolan Marco Garcia for being recognized as part of the Circle of Excellence for Young Leader of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year categories in the Asia CEO Awards 2022.

Embiggen CEO bags 2 Asia CEO Awards Circle of Excellence recognitions

Embiggen Founding CEO & Managing Partner Rolan Marco Garcia was recognized as part of the Circle of Excellence in 2 award categories of the 2022 Asia CEO Awards.

Garcia is part of the Circle of Excellence of the Young Leader of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year categories.  The Circle of Excellence is a shortlist of finalists vying for the top spot in each award category. 

“More than 400 nominations were received from the nation’s most important organizations and leaders. The Circle of Excellence awardees are an impressive group who are making gigantic contributions to the nation’s development,” wrote Asia CEO Awards Chairman Richard Mills.

Embiggen Founding CEO and Managing Partner Rolan Marco Garcia shows his two Circle of Excellence awards at the Asia CEO Awards gala night last October 11, 2022.

“These two recognitions are for all of us here at the Embiggen Group. As with any recognition, the real award is in the journey we’re in and the work that we do,” said Garcia.

“This is just a testament to the value we give to the clients we help. We’ll keep working hard to build innovation-led growth in emerging markets, as well as to solve the world’s most challenging problems through corporate venturing,” added Garcia.

Young Leader of the Year award finalists were selected for leading their companies to grow and succeed through their direct management and leadership. 

Candidates for the Entrepreneur of the Year award were chosen for building a business that provides pioneering services and products, and new employment opportunities for Filipinos.

Embiggen Founding CEO & Managing Partner Rolan Marco Garcia receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year Circle of Excellence award at the Asia CEO Awards gala night last October 11, 2022.

Embiggen Founding Partner & Board Member Earl Valencia is also part of the Circle of Excellence of the Entrepreneur of the Year category as the co-founder and Chief Business Owner of Plentina, a fintech startup working to improve financial wellness in emerging markets.

The Asia CEO Awards is one of the largest and most prestigious annual business awards in the Asia-Pacific region. It recognizes corporations and individuals working to improve the business environment in the Philippines.

Other candidates in the 2022 edition of the event include IBM Philippines, Shopee Philippines, and the Bank of the Philippine Islands.

Embiggen Group: Corporate venturing in emerging markets

Embiggen was founded on the belief that innovation is the key to creating solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. It is a corporate venturing group that builds and invests in new digital ventures with trailblazing corporations.

Since it was co-founded by Rolan Marco Garcia, Earl Valencia, Paul Pajo, and Famida Alonto in 2020 as Embiggen Consulting, the firm has grown exponentially amid a global pandemic.

The Embiggen Team at the Asia CEO Awards gala night last October 11, 2022

It recently launched its corporate venture building and venture capital-as-a-service arms last September 8, 2022.

Together with the Embiggen team, the firm is working toward making innovation widespread and mainstream in emerging markets.

Learn more about the work Embiggen does by clicking on embiggengroup.com.