Dr. Reynold Tan, a professor from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Department of Accountancy and Marketing, College of Management, and current Director of the UPV Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO), has been appointed acting Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development of the University from May 4 to October 31, 2026. Dr. Tan will continue to serve as TTBDO Director in a concurrent capacity.
In 1993, Dr. Tan completed his Bachelor of Science in Fisheries at UPV as a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources–Fisheries Sector Program scholar. He also earned his Master of Management (Business Management) from the same University in 2000. Five years later, he obtained a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, where he was awarded Most Outstanding International Student and Most Outstanding Student Leader. He was also a J. William Fulbright Scholar from 2003 to 2005. Furthermore, he was a SEARCA Seed Fund for Research and Training grantee (2015–2016) and a SEARCA PhD Research Scholar (January to December 2016). His areas of concentration include agricultural marketing, supply chain management, transportation/business logistics management, and vertical integration.
To further enhance his knowledge and skills, Dr. Tan completed a Certificate in International Environmental Leadership, a short-term program at Yokohama National University in 2014. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics (Marketing and Prices) in 2016 from UP Los Baños.
Prior to joining UPV as an instructor in 2008, he worked as a technical representative/aquaculturist at Charoen Pokphand Foreign Aquaculture Business Development in Bangkok, Thailand. He also served as a marketing executive at Charoen Pokphand Aquaculture (India) in Madras, India. From 1996 to 1999, he was a project development officer at the Management Association of the Philippines–Agribusiness and Countryside Development Foundation. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Tan served as deputy executive director of the Agribusiness Center for Western Visayas at Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City. A year before joining UPV, he taught at the College of Agriculture of Central Philippine University in Iloilo City.
Apart from being a professor, Dr. Tan is also a prolific researcher, with 16 publications in reputable journals. He actively presents his research papers at local and international conferences.
Having demonstrated outstanding performance in teaching, research, and public service throughout his career, Dr. Tan was awarded the One UP Professorial Chair Award for the periods 2018–2020 and 2022–2024.
Written by GT Mabilog, IPO
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