Fortunato Leynes | President and Chief Executive Officer
National Transmission Corporation

Engr. FORTUNATO C. LEYNES, currently the President and CEO of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), brings with him over 40 years of extensive experience in all facets of the power industry — including generation, transmission, distribution, and supply—as well as in the academe. Prior to his appointment at TransCo, he is the Chief Governance Officer and Independent Director of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation. He worked as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Clark Electric Distribution Company. He had served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the largest privatized electric distribution utility in Nigeria. He was also the Chairman of the Professional Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering of the Professional Regulation Commission and held various executive positions at the Manila Electric Company and the National Power Corporation. He has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to the energy sector, having received awards and accolades, both locally and internationally. Notable among these honors are the 2014 Outstanding Electrical Engineer of thePhilippines award from the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission, the Excellence Award for Publication and Rating from Nigeria, and the 2018 Thomasian Engineer Hall of Fame Award from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), his alma mater, First Placer in the 1984 Licensure Examination for Professional Electrical Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Phils., Inc. (IIEE). In addition to his achievements, Engr. Leynes has dedicated himself to educating future electrical engineers. Serving as a member of the faculties of UST, Mapua Institute of Technology, Far Eastern University (FEU), and the Meralco Power Academy, he has distinguished himself in the electrical and power industry. Engr. Leynes is a graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and holds an Executive Master in Business Administration degree from the Asian Institute of Management.