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Archie Garcia Carrasco (born 7 June 1979) is a Filipino entrepreneur and the current chairman and CEO of AGC Power Holdings Corporation (AGC PHC). He graduated from New Era University and is experienced in media, events, digital and brand marketing, sales, independent and mainstream marketing, and eCommerce.

Under AGC PHC, Carrasco owns the media publishing subsidiaries One MEGA Group Inc. (OMGI) and MEGA Global Licensing Inc. (MGLI); marketing agency DigistarPH; production companies 7640 Inc. and KLIQ Inc.; and retail and eCommerce platform SariSari.Shopping. The largest media conglomerate in the Philippines owns Philippine homegrown titles such as MEGA, Lifestyle Asia, and BluPrint, as well as local iterations of internationally-recognized titles Vogue and NYLON. Carrasco has received accolades from the Asia Leaders Awards and the Asia-Pacific Enterprise Awards for successfully leading and growing AGC PHC from its inception to present time.

Early life
Carrasco received his education from New Era University. He was named Outstanding Marketing Student of the Year at the Philippine Marketing Association’s Ten Outstanding Marketing Students Awards (TOMAS, now known as the AGORA Youth Awards).

Career
Prior to joining One MEGA Group, Carrasco worked at the Rustan Group of Companies. He was mentored by the company’s former AVP for Marketing, Frances J. Yu.

Carrasco joined One MEGA Group Inc., then known as the MEGA Publishing Group, in 2007. It was here that he was mentored by the late One MEGA Group Inc. founder and president Sari V. Yap, who Carrasco credits for recognizing his potential.

Before passing away, Yap appointed Carrasco as the second president and CEO of One MEGA Group Inc.

In 2020, Carrasco founded AGC Power Holdings Corporation (AGC PHC), an investment holdings company that houses media, production, and retail companies:

Media and Publishing


 * One MEGA Group Inc., which houses the company’s homegrown Filipino titles
 * MEGA Global Licensing Inc., a subsidiary established to house local iterations of international media brands

Marketing


 * DigistarPH, a marketing services and talent management agency

Production


 * 7640, a full-scale music and video production group that caters to Filipino artists and brands
 * KLIQ Inc., a content production and creative services agency

Retail / eCommerce


 * SariSari.Shopping, a retail and eCommerce platform for small to medium-sized Filipino enterprises.

Carrasco spearheaded the acquisition of licenses for international magazine titles NYLON, which was launched in 2020, and Vogue, which was launched in 2022.

Awards
In July 2022, Carrasco was named one of the 15 Rising Tigers and Nation Builders under the Men and Women Who Matter List 2022 of the Asia Leaders Awards.

In October 2022, Carrasco was inducted in the Regional Hall of Fame at the Asia-Pacific Enterprise Awards for the Master Entrepreneur in Media & Entertainment category.