Office of the Administrator

ASEC. SANTIAGO S. LIM

Assistant Secretary Santiago S. Lim is the new Administrator of the Cooperative Development Authority. Prior to his appointment at CDA, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Small Business Corporation (SBCorp) and he served also as a member of the Board of Directors of SBCorp for a combined six years. SBCorp is providing capacity building and financing programs to the cooperative sector.

He is a licensed Chemical Engineer by profession. He earned his degree from Adamson University where he received the Academic Excellence and Campus Leadership awards. He finished his Master in Business Administration studies at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.

He has more than thirty years of business and management experiences, where he worked in fast-moving consumer goods manufacturing and distribution industries. He also served as a shareholder, board director, and consultant for various private companies, in addition to being a telecom brand ambassador.

He has been active in service-oriented organizations such as the Lions Club International, Lions Street Children Foundation, and Adamson Alumni Associations.