Anna Marie Periquet (born 1965) is a Filipino-born entrepreneur advocate, businesswoman, socio civic leader, talk show host, 5-dance Latin dancesport athlete and champion, public servant, and a former member of the House of Representatives.
Business interests
Periquet is the President and COO of Anna Marie Home Collection (Philippines), Inc., owner of brand name Anna Marie Home (AMH). The company was incorporated in 2002 with its headquarters in Manila. It was established primarily as a retail outlet for furniture and home furnishings through its main showroom, Anna Marie Home, located in Makati City. In a short span of one year, the company's operations have expanded to include the exclusive distributorship of home furniture and furnishings to major chain stores, retail outlets and lifestyle boutiques in the Philippines. In 2006, AMHC closed its main showroom to focus on its expanding distribution network in major chain department stores. Product lines of AMHC include furniture, furniture decorators, home décor, plastic weave bags and baskets, tabletop ware, table linen, throw pillows.
In 2009, AMHC expanded its operations to manufacturing of lifestyle products for the home with the launch of its AMH Plastic Weave Collection (handbags, tote bags, hampers, gift boxes, organizers and baskets); and the AMH Soft Line Collection (throw pillows, table runners, and pouches).
AMHC is a member of local trade associations: the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI); and the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), as well as international trade associations: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC); and Trade Key International.
Periquet is the president of Asia-Pacific Business Consulting, Inc. (ABC). Periquet is also President of Kessel Dance Manila Corporation. She is a member of the boards of Periquet-Kessel Corporation; Initiatrix, Inc; and Flipbook Animation, Inc. She is also Consultant for Corporate Communications and External Affairs of Enchanted Kingdom.
Periquet was a member of the boards of Insurance of the Philippine Islands Co., Inc.; One Card Corporation; Unitrust Development Bank; KGI Securities ( Philippines ), Inc.; Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank; Maribeach Development Corporation; and Lupel Marketing Corporation, makers of Uni Writing Instruments, Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Japan.
Entrepreneurship interests
Periquet is recognized as one of the prime movers of the youth entrepreneurship movement in the Philippines and in the Asia Pacific region since she started her advocacy in 1993 as founder of the Young Executives Business Club of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in 1993. She is the author and proponent of the Youth Entrepreneurship Program or YEP. The YEP is now the flagship project of the government for entrepreneurship, and is being implemented by the National Youth Commission. The YEP is a comprehensive strategy that seeks to provide training and assistance for business plan development, access to credit and capital, mentoring, business incubation, market syndication and linking, business information networking and monitoring and assessment. During the early stages of the YEP, Periquet has worked on building the collective capacity of the local youth to undertake their own poverty alleviation programs by working closely with local chambers of commerce and industry and with government agencies in providing basic entrepreneurial training to youth leaders across the country as well as training for trainers to provide capability building from the national level down to the barangay level.
In 2000, Periquet was elected for a five-year term as board of director of the PCCI. She is the youngest member of the board ever elected to the PCCI. As Vice President for Enterprise Development, she spearheaded the Enterprise Development Program for Students or EDPS, a project geared towards developing entrepreneurship among the youth, by enhancing their business expertise, entrepreneurial skills and leadership qualities. The EDPS exposed the youth to the best practices of successful companies and models of good corporate cultures, in order to enrich their knowledge and develop their business potentials. The EDPS also helped graduating students acquire and develop skills for specific jobs by providing them with actual and hands-on exposure to the day-to-day operations of an enterprise, and at the same time practice what they have learned in school, with the internship program.