Grab Philippines has appointed CJ Lacsican as country managing director, effective Dec. 1, 2026, as it changes leadership across its mobility and delivery businesses.
Lacsican, who most recently led Mobility & Operations in the Philippines, succeeds Ronald Roda. She has spent nearly five years on Grab’s leadership team, with roles covering Central Operations, Cities, and Grab Financial Group.
“It is an honor to lead Grab Philippines,” Lacsican said. “Working hand in hand with the government, our driver- and merchant-partners, and the communities we serve, we will keep building a platform that opens opportunities and delivers services Filipinos can rely on every day.”
She noted that together with their driver-partners, merchant-partners, and the government, Grab will keep building a platform that creates opportunities for millions of Filipinos.
The appointment comes alongside other leadership changes. Alvin Ching joined Grab on Nov. 3, 2026, as director for Mobility & Operations. Anton Bautista returns to Grab Philippines to lead the Deliveries & Commercial business.
Bautista previously led Deliveries and Business Development in the Philippines before moving to regional roles in Grab’s Corporate Strategy and Marketplace teams.
Roda will become senior advisor and Board Executive on Dec. 1 to support a gradual handover into early 2027. He will leave Grab to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities after more than eight years with the company, including two as its country head and managing director.
“Leading Grab Philippines has been one of the great privileges of my career,” Roda said. “Together with our team and partners, we built and scaled new businesses such as GrabMart, GrabMall, digital lending and MOVE IT, expanded to more than 300 cities, and created hundreds of thousands of livelihood opportunities for Filipinos.”
Before joining Grab, Lacsican spent nearly two decades in country, regional, and transformation leadership roles with financial services groups across Asia and Europe.
She is the second consecutive Grab Philippines leader appointed from within the company, following Roda’s succession of Grace Vera Cruz in 2024. Grab said the appointment was part of its succession planning.
“CJ is a proven leader who knows our business and the Philippines deeply. Her appointment reflects how we invest in developing leaders from within, and she is the right person to lead Grab Philippines into its next phase of growth,” said Yee Wee Tang, group managing director of Operations, Grab. “We thank Ronald for his leadership and his many contributions to Grab and to the Philippines, and wish him every success.”