Biography
Salvador “Buddy” Villasis is the Executive Director of the Cebu IT-BPM Organization (CIB.O), the industry group for Cebu’s IT and business process management companies. He was named to the post in 2021, succeeding Wilfredo “Jun” Sa-a, and oversees daily operations, budgeting, personnel and strategic planning, starting with the organization’s annual Transformation Summit. Before joining CIB.O, he was Executive Director of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has more than 20 years of experience in international trade consulting, business franchising, logistics, intellectual property, investments and trade facilitation, with training from the United Nations Trade Point program and from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In 2024 he joined Cebu City’s official delegation to the Taiwan Smart City Forum.