Global power company CEO Andres Gluski calls on President Aquino

President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with AES Corporation president and chief executive officer Andres Gluski during the courtesy call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (June 04). Also in photo is AES Corporation vice president and AES Transpower Pte Ltd president Scott Kicker. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III met with Chief Executive Officer and President of global power company AES Corporation, Andres Gluski, during a courtesy call at Malacanang’s Music Room on Wednesday.

Gluski was joined by AES Vice President Scott Kicker during the courtesy call.

Also present at the meeting were Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, and Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Cuisia Jr.

Gluski was part of the high-level business delegation led by US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, who arrived in Manila on Tuesday along with members of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

Gluski has an extensive experience in the global electricity business. He has been recognized as an industry leader on international finance and infrastructure issues.

In September 2013, he was appointed by US President Barack Obama as member of the President’s Export Council.

The AES Corporation owns and operates a diverse portfolio of electricity generation and distribution businesses, which provide energy to 21 countries across five continents.