When Megawide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edgar Saavedra was distinguished anew last April 16, 2023 by the De La Salle Alumni Association (DLSAA) his acceptance of the award was a challenge of the happiest kind.
DLSAA conferred Edgar with the DLSAA Lasallian Achievement Award in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development. The awarding was based on his “outstanding leadership of the nation’s top and trailblazing companies that set landmark industry standards in the fields of construction, infrastructure, and engineering.”
Saavedra studied Civil Engineering at the university, earning his degree in 1995.
In his short acceptance speech, Saavedra thanked the DLSAA, and underscored the Lasallian values that helped propel his career. Saavedra stressed that a “true Lasallian” embraces a culture of humility and being sociable, which he said proved more important to his success than being smartest.
Leading by example
The award reinforces a brand of leadership known across the Megawide group–one that inspires excellence from colleagues and employees.
Megawide, one of the leading engineering and infrastructure firms in the Philippines, has garnered numerous distinctions through the years, including a number of international company awards, including Best Industrials (Region) and Best Managed Company (Country and Region) in the FinanceAsia Best Companies Poll 2022 and 2021, respectively; Most Outstanding Company in Philippines – Construction & Engineering Sector in the AsiaMoney Country Awards 2021.
The company has also won a number of awards for its design and build projects, notably Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which won back-to-back accolades for architecture and design, including Winner – Completed Buildings Transport Category, in the World Architecture Festival 2019; and Winner – Airport and Transportation Centres Category at the International Architecture Awards organized by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.
