Education

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• Certificate, Nanyang-APBC Advanced Banking and Risk Management Program, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School, Singapore, June 2000

• Certificate, Advanced Management Program for Overseas Bankers, Aresty Institute of Executive Education, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, October 1998

• M.S. Economics (candidate), De La Salle Graduate School of Business and Economics, 1988

• MBA (candidate), Ateneo Graduate School of Business, 1978

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, 1971

• Passed the Professional Eligibility Exams for Chemical Engineers, 1971

• Career Civil Service Professional and CESO eligible

 

Current Position

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• General Manager, Philippine Payments Management, Inc,

 

Past Positions

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• Bank of Commerce

  • Consultant, Senior Executive Team (SET), 2015 to date

  • Executive Vice President; Head, Operations Group, 2010 to 2015

  • Executive Vice President; Head, Executive Support Group, 2009 to 2010

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• Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

  • Executive Vice President; Head, International Offices and Subsidiaries Group, 2006 to 2009

  • Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer / Head, Risk Management Unit, 2000 to 2006 

  • First Vice President & Deputy Head, Operations Group (1996 to 2000)

  • General Manager, Metrobank Tokyo Branch (1996 to 1997)

  • Vice President & Deputy Head, Operations Group (1995 to 1996)

 

• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

  • Director, External Trade Department, 1993 to 1994 

  • Officer in Charge, Export Department, 1992 to 1993

  • Assistant Director, Current Imports & Commodity Classification Dept. (CICCD), 1988 to 1992

  • Various staff / officer positions, 1975 to 1988

 

Past Directorships

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• Philippine Clearing House Corporation, 2011-2015

• Bancnet, 2012-2015

• Philippine Charter Insurance Corporation (Charter Ping An Insurance) 

• First Metro Travelex

• Metrobank Remittance Centers in the USA, Europe, and Asia, 2007-2009

• Metrobank Bahamas, 2008-2009 

• President, Association of Bank Remittance Officers (ABROI), 2007-2009

• President, Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPhil), 2003-2004 

• Director, BSP Officers Club, 1996-2000

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Current Directorships

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• Independent Director, Inter-Asia Development Bank

 

Contributions to a Corporate Board

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• Good corporate governance advocate

• Expertise in risk management and audit

• Extensive knowledge and hands on experience/core competencies in bankingoperations and regulations for both domestic and overseas banking