Kane ChoaKane Choa, vice president for corporate communications at ABS-CBN, has been named chair of the International Association of Business Communicators Asia Pacific Region (IABC APAC), a professional organization that advances the profession of business communication in the region.

IABC APAC is comprised of 11 chapters in eight countries throughout the Asia Pacific region, along with members-at-large in Singapore, Pakistan, China, Fiji and Thailand. The organization is responsible for the Fusion regional conference, the Silver Quill Awards and the Communicator of the Year Awards.

Choa is a communication leader with 29 years of experience in media and communications. He previously served as the vice chair and the awards and recognition director for IABC APAC. He has won IABC’s Gold Quill, IABC APAC’s Silver Quill and IABC PH’s Philippine Quill Awards for ABS-CBN.

Joining Choa on the IABC APAC board are RCBC vice president for marketing communication Liza Vengco as awards and recognition director and Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company assistant vice president Anthony Alcantara as a brand and communications director.

The Fusion regional conference, taking place in Bali on Sept. 4-5, is one of the most anticipated events of IABC APAC. The two-day event, titled “Making Waves Together” with the theme “Communicating and Connecting Across Cultures,” will bring together mid- to senior-level communication professionals from the Asia Pacific region.

The 2023/24 board composition was recently confirmed at the IABC Asia Pacific annual general meeting. The new board directors assumed their posts on July 1, 2023.