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Butch Meily

Rene "Butch" Meily is president of the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation, one of the world's few permanent private sector disaster management organizations. He is also president of Pacific Global One, an aviation firm in Manila. Previously, he served as special assistant to the chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT). Prior to joining PLDT, he was head of corporate communications for TLC Beatrice International, a multinational food company based in New York and Paris.

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Private sector as a key player in disaster response and recovery

By Butch Meily | 25 September 2015

Theme: Innovation | Region: South and Central Asia

The private sector is rapidly emerging as a key player in disaster response and recovery particularly in developing countries. After super-typhoon Haiyan...