
MA. VICTORIA C. ESPAÑO
Chairperson & CEO
PUNONGBAYAN & ARAULLO
Fellow
Education
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Grant Thornton Strategic Leadership Program, Said School of Business, Oxford University, U.K.
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Advanced Management Program, Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, USALeadership Program, Harvard University, Boston, USA
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Top Management Program, Asian Institute of Management
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Master Degree in Accountancy, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics for Teachers, cum laude, Philippine Normal University
Experiences
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Global Board of Governors, Grant Thornton International Ltd. (GTIL) 2015-2020 Head of Tax, Punongbayan & Araullo, 2001-2005
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Tax Manager, Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of Manila (a large construction firm), 1995-1996
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Chief Legislative Liaison Staff Officer, Senate Tax Study & Research Office, Senate of the Philippines, 1994-1995
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Department of Legislative Liaison Specialist, Department of Finance, 1989-1994
Current Affiliations
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President, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), 2018 Regional Council Chair, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants-Metro Manila Region, 2018 - 2019
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Vice Chairperson, FINEX Foundation
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Chair, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants-Metro Manila Regional Council
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Member, Board of Governors, Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL), 2015-Present
Past Directorships
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Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Vice President for Operations and National Director, 2012-2013
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Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice, 2010-2011
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Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, Chairman, Professional Development Committee, 2015
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Management Association of the Philippines, Chairman, Committee on Trade and Industry, 2014