Position • SGV & Co., Manila, Philippines, Partner in the Tax Services practice, focusing on Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR); Country Leader, Accounting Compliance and Reporting (ACR), and Global Payroll Operate (GPO) • De La Salle University, Philippines, Professional Lecturer in Taxation, Financial Accounting/Reporting, Auditing, Management Accounting, and Finance (undergraduate and graduate) Qualifications • Certified Public Accountant • Sixth Place, May 1996 CPA Licensure Examination • Reviewer for the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) • Received Money 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award in 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Recognized as one of the 10 Ernst & Young Chairman Values Champions in the Far East Area in 2007 and given SGV Special Award in 2006 and 2007 • More than 20 years (more than 12 years as Partner) of public accounting experience in the Philippines Professional experience • Handles tax due diligence review, tax planning, tax compliance review, business tax compliance (tax calculation, return preparation, or review, tax filings), tax test of controls, deferred income tax review, FIN 48 review, litigation support, special tax studies (preparation of tax manuals), accounting compliance and reporting, payroll operate services, among others • Experienced in business tax compliance requirements of companies in various industries, deferred income tax review, FIN48 review under the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley Act review of tax processes • Clients include telecommunications (both wireless and fixed line), broadcasting, consumer products, automotive, business process outsourcing, semiconductors, manufacturing, water and electric utility, trading, hotels, real estate, oil and gas, and various service companies Educational background • Currently attending Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Aston Business School, Aston University, United Kingdom • MSc in International Accounting and Finance – Strategic Finance in Practice, With Merit, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, July 2020 • Master of Business Administration, Silver Medalist, De La Salle University – Manila, June 2001 • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Cum Laude, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City, November 1995 Professional affiliation • Former President, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Southern Metro Manila Chapter (SMMC)