Google Cloud announced Thursday the appointment of Jennifer Ligones as Country Manager of the firm’s business in the Philippines.

The firm said in a statement that she will be responsible for leading local go-to-market strategy and operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and collaborating with teams across Google to help organizations transform with enterprise-grade, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud technology.

Ligones reports to Mark Micallef, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Google Cloud, who oversees Google Cloud’s enterprise, public sector, and corporate business segments across Southeast Asia.

She joins Google Cloud from Third Pillar, an information technology (IT) consultancy and services company she founded in 2013.

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Ligones established Third Pillar as a trusted enterprise solutions partner, spearheading digital transformation for more than 100 Filipino companies across industries.

In her 30-year-long career in the information technology industry, she has also served with distinction in leadership roles at SAP, SAS, and IBM.

“Ligones joins us at an exciting phase of Google Cloud’s growth in the Philippines, where we’ve been collaborating with businesses of all sizes, enabling them to harness industry-leading platform services, such as Vertex AI, Google Agentspace, and BigQuery, to accelerate AI innovation, boost their competitiveness, and unlock new revenue opportunities,

“Building on our work with various government agencies, Google Cloud stands ready to support the government’s National AI Strategy for the Philippines (NAIS-PH),” said Mark Micallef, Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Google Cloud.

“With her strong business acumen, technical foundation, and passion for fostering growth among Filipino companies, Ligones will play a pivotal role in advancing our local private and public sector engagements, helping more organizations thrive in a digital economy that’s projected to be worth up to US$150 billion by 2030,” he added.

Jennifer Ligones, Country Manager, Philippines, Google Cloud, said she looks forward to expanding the firm’s local team and partner ecosystem to advance Google Cloud’s growth ambitions in the Philippines.

“Together, we can increase the scope and scale of our collaborations with the government and businesses,

“Our goal is to drive deeper understanding and adoption of unique Google Cloud capabilities that address companies’ full spectrum of AI innovation needs,” she said.

According to her, these include supercomputing systems for cost-effective, large-scale AI inference; Gemini models and generative media models that consistently outperform industry benchmarks; and easy-to-use tools for deploying interoperable AI agents securely and responsibly.

“Coupled with upskilling programs like Google Cloud Skills Boost, these capabilities will supercharge organizations’ delivery of next-generation digital services to better serve all Filipinos,” she added.

It is noted that Google Cloud recently announced the availability of Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Veo 3 models on Vertex AI; donated the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol it invented to the Linux Foundation; and launched a first-of-its-kind generative AI certification for non-technical learners.

These latest developments reinforce its continuous commitment to providing world-class technology and training that help companies derive tangible value from enterprise AI adoption.

Organizations in the Philippines have been turning to Google Cloud to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

These include Alfamart, Chooks-to-Go, FWD Insurance, Globe Telecom, Kumu, PLDT, Primer Group, SM Supermalls, St. Luke’s Medical Center, the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Tonik Bank, ZALORA, and more.

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