Kristine Go, Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Wireless at Smart Telecommunications, is a visionary leader who is passionate about driving strong business growth while making a positive impact on the world.

In her previous role as General Manager for Unilever Nutrition Southeast Asia, Kristine led 9 markets across the region. In addition, she and her team won the prestigious Cannes Awards for Film, Spikes Effectiveness for Film, and Tambuli Grand Prix in 2012 for the campaign, “Gondappa / Help a child reach 5.” In 2022, she was awarded Chief Marketing Officer of the Year by Tambuli, and in 2023, she won the Business Leader of the Year at Campaign Asia. In addition, Kristine continues to work with the Philippine government to end hunger, as the Task Force Lead for Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (fight hunger).

With a general strong belief in the industry that innovations and acquisitions would propel faster growth, Kristine is an outlier who has believed ever since that focusing on the business’ core is key to faster growth by creating "fresh consistency".

Her legacy, however, goes beyond business results. She has also made an impact on reducing malnutrition across the Philippines and Indonesia, working in tandem with the government, private and public sectors, and aims to bring it to the rest of the developing world.