conchita l. manabat - Curriculum vitae

Conchita L. Manabat

Education

  • Ph. D. (Organization Development & Planning) Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute, 1994
  • Program for Management Development, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA, 1987
  • Financial Management & Decision Support System Executive Programs, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1980
  • Master in Business Administration, Ateneo de Manila University Graduate School of Business, 1972
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (major in Accounting), University of the Philippines, 1967

Professional Background

Present Positions

  • President, Development Center for Finance [joint undertaking between the UP Virata School of Business (formerly, College of Business Administration) & FINEX Foundation] (2003 – Present)
  • Trustee, Children’s Hour Foundation (Trustee since 2006 & served as Treasurer, August 2010 – April 2015)
  • Trustee, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, 2017 – Present
  • Member, International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Consulttive Advisory Group (CAG), 2017-2023
  • Member, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) CAG, 2017-2023

Past Positions

Corporate Sector

  • Independent Director, Philippine Dealing Systems Holdings Corp. (May 2016- April 2018)
  • Independent Director, Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. Holdings Corp. (May 2016- April 2018)
  • Independent Director, Philippine Depository & Trust Corp. (May 2016- April 2018)
  • Independent Director, Philippine Securities Settlement Corp. (May 2016- April 2018)
  • Independent Director, PCD Nominee Corp. (May 2016- April 2018)
  • Independent Director, Liberty Telecoms Holdings, Inc. (May 2011 to September 2015)
  • Independent Director, wi-tribe Telecoms, Inc. (May 2011 to September 2015)
  • Independent Director, Skyphone Logistics, Inc. (May 2011 to September 2015)
  • Independent Director, EcoResort Development Corp. (2008 to 2015)
  • Member, Consultative Advisory Group of the International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (CAG of the IAASB) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) (November 2005 – March 2016)
  • Member, Consultative Advisory Group of the Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (CAG of the IESBA) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) (March 2009 – March 2016)
  • Treasurer, Children’s Hour Foundation (August 2010 – April, 2015)
  • Member of the Board of Commissioners of PT International Alliance Food Indonesia (2009 to 2013)
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Fujitsu Philippines, Inc. (2006 to 2011)
  • Chair & Independent Member of the Market Integrity Board, the Philippine Stock Exchange (November 2007 to September 2009)
  • Chair & Founder, C. L. Manabat & Co., member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (2002 to 2006)
  • Managing Partner & Founder, C. L. Manabat & Co., member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (1999 to 2002)
  • Chair, Capital Market Development Council (2003 to 2006)
  • Director, Philippine Central Depository, Inc. (FINEX representative, 1998 to 2000)
  • Chair, Audit Committee of the Philippine Central Depository, Inc. (1999 to 2000)
  • President, First Philippine Consultants, Inc. and Chair, C. L. Manabat & Co., correspondents of Grant Thornton International, 1997 to 1999
  • Founding Partner and Executive Partner, Laya Manabat Salgado & Co., CPAs, associated firm of Coopers & Lybrand International, 1988 to 1997
  • Treasurer, Bagumbayan Rural Bank Of Marilao, Inc., 1994 to 1995
  • Senior Vice-President, Filipinas Micro-Circuits, Inc., 1984-85
  • Vice-President for Finance/Controller, Marsteel Consolidated Inc., 1977-85
  • Treasurer, Maranaw Hotels and Resorts Corp. (owners of Century Park Hotel Manila), 1978-83
  • President, Agro-Industrial Machinery Trading Corp., 1979-85
  • Vice-President for Finance, Philippine Polyamide Industrial Corp., 1975-76
  • Executive Vice-President, Friendship Tours & Resorts Corp., 1974-76
  • Management Consultant, Carlos J. Valdes & Co., CPAs, 1968-74

Public Sector

  • Chair, Board of Accountancy, Professional Regulation Commission, 1996-97
  • Member, Board of Accountancy, Professional Regulation Commission, 1993-96
  • Consultant, Philippine Senate, 1989-90
  • Consultant, Bureau of Higher Education, Department of Education Culture & Sports, 1989

Education Sector

  • Trustee, Holy Name University of Bohol, Philippines (FY 2011-12 to FY 2013-14)
  • Chair & Trustee, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines (Trustee since April 2002 & elected first woman Chair, December 2010- 11)
  • Part-time Founding Dean, School of Accountancy, St. Scholastica’s College, Manila, June 1998- April 2002
  • Professorial Lecturer, Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Makati, 1972-94
  • Chair, School Forum, Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Makati, 1983-86
  • Department Chair, Accounting Department, St. Scholastica’s College, Manila, 1974-93
  • Professorial Lecturer, De La Salle University Graduate School of Business & Economics, 1987-89
  • Member, Technical Panel, Ateneo-Bankers’ Association of the Philippines Institute of Banking, 1989-92

International Organization

  • Consultant, Asian Development Bank

Professional and Civic Organization

Present Positions

  • Member, Finance Council of the Diocese of San Pablo City, Laguna
  • Chair, Advisory Council of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI), 2013- Present
  • Member, Advisory Council of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI), 2007- Present
  • Member, Management Association of the Philippines, 2003 to present
  • Member, Zonta Manila, 2011 - Present
  • Life Member, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)
  • Life Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
  • Member, Philippine Association of Management Accountants (PAMA)

Past Positions

  • Chairperson, Nominating Committee of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI), 2009 & 2010
  • First Woman Chair, International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI) (2005 & 2006)
  • Trustee, FINEX Research & Development Foundation, 2009 - 2011; 2015-2022
  • 2003-04, Vice Chair, IAFEI
  • Chair, FINEX Foundation
  • 2002 President, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)
  • 2002 Member, Capital Markets Development Council (CMDC)
  • 2002, 2006, 2007 Trustee, FINEX Research & Development Foundation
  • 2002 Trustee, Capital Markets Development Corporation, Inc. (CMDCI)
  • Vice Chairman, Technical Committee of the International Association of Finance Executives Institutes (IAFEI), 2001 - 2002
  • Executive Vice-President (2001), FINEX
  • Vice-Chairman (2000-2001) & Member (1998-1999) of Technical Committee of IAFEI
  • Chair, Committee on Business Education, FINEX Foundation
  • Chair, International Relations Committee, FINEX
  • Director, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), 1989
  • Chair, PICPA Committees on Management Accounting & Management Services, Membership & Oathtaking, Students’ Participation, Fellowship, CAPA & Ladies Participation
  • President, Philippine Association of Management Accountants, 1980-81
  • Director (1991-93, 1995-98), Vice-President for Professional Development, 1992 & 1997; Treasurer, 1993 FINEX
  • Treasurer (1996), Development Center for Finance (DCF)
  • Trustee (1990-98), Secretary, 1990, Treasurer, 1993-98, FINEX Foundation
  • Trustee (1989-93) & President (1990), Women in Finance & Entrepreneurship (WIFE)
  • Associate Member, Manila Overseas Press Club, 1975-95
  • Corporate Secretary, Human Development Foundation, Inc. 1973-80
  • Chair of Finance Committee, Parish Council of the Laity, San Antonio Parish, Binan, Laguna (2000- 2006)

Professional Qualification

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors

Awards & Recognition

  • 2023 Accountancy Centenary Award for Excellence, Philippine Board of Accountancy in Celebration of 100 Years of the Accountancy Profession in the Philippines, March 17, 2023, Manila Hotel
  • 2019 During the celebration of National Women’s Month, the City Government of Binan, Laguna, Philippines honored Dr. Manabat, Gawad sa Natatanging Kababaihan (as Outstanding Filipina for developing, improving, and elevating the image of women in the community with her outstanding excellence and dedication to her profession), March 13, 2019
  • 2018 Recognized as Accountancy Author by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), December 13, 2018, EDSA Shangri-La, Mandaluyong, Philippines
  • 2018 Inducted into the premiere group of FWN’s Global FWN100™ Awardees on September 14, 2018, and she accepted FWN’s 100 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award™ for her professional work with the award category – FOUNDER and PIONEER re first woman founder & CEO of the Deloitte firm in the Philippines, St. Pancreas Hotel, London, UK
  • 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award for The Pursuit of Excellence in Accountancy & Finance by the University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Association on August 19, 2017
  • Outstanding Binanense Award from Los Maduros Club, Binan, Laguna, May 23, 2008
  • FINEX Foundation Merit Award as Trustee, 2009-11
  • FINEX Foundation Merit Award as Trustee, 2007
  • FINEX Foundation Merit Award as Trustee, 2006
  • Plaque of Recognition from St. Michael’s College of Laguna given during the Recognition Day of Outstanding Men & Women of Binan, Laguna, given during the 31st Anniversary of St. Michael’s College of Laguna on August 23, 2006.
  • Plaque of Recognition from the Municipality of Binan, Laguna given during the Liberation Day Celebration, February 5, 2006.
  • FINEX Presidential Merit Award as Chair of the IAFEI, 2005
  • FINEX Presidential Citation as Chair of the Elections Committee, December 2003
  • University of the Philippines-College of Business Administration, Distinguished Alumna Award, December 2, 2001
  • PICPA Honorary Life Member, November 27, 2001, awarded by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • FINEX Foundation Chairman Citation as Chair of the Business Education Committee, December 2000
  • FINEX Presidential Citation as Chair of International Relations Committee, December 1999
  • ROTARY Club of Binan, Laguna Achievement Awardee for Accountancy, 1999
  • FINEX Presidential Merit Award as Vice-President for Professional Development, FINEX, Treasurer, FINEX Foundation & Vice-President, Development Center for Finance, December 1997
  • Special Citation, Philippine Association of Management Accountants, February 1997
  • Outstanding CPA in Public Practice, 1995, awarded by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
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  • Dean’s Award, University of the Philippines College of Business Administration, 1994
  • FINEX Presidential Merit Award as Treasurer, December 1993
  • Outstanding CPA in Professional Development, 1991, PICPA
  • Plaque of Appreciation for Upgrading Professional Accounting Education, 1990, Board of Accountancy, Philippine Regulation Commission
  • Cited as Biographee, Who’s Who in the World, 6th ed., November 1982

Publications

  • Her articles on finance and accountancy were featured by Dow Jones in the electronic publication of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and by the IAFEI Quarterly, the electronic publication of the International Association of Finance Executives Institutes (IAFEI). In 2016, two of her articles were translated into Spanish and featured in two issues of Veritas the publication of the Colegio de Contadores Publicos de Mexico.
  • Co-author with Dr. Lina Valcarcel of a segment of “Asian Accounting Handbook”, 2005. Singapore: Thomson Learning (a division of Thomson Asia Pte Ltd)
  • “Management Advisory Services: A Primer in the Consulting Practice” with Arnell T. Umali, Accounting_Times, Vol. 43, no. 3, March 1991
  • “Motivation Hygiene Theory in Philippine Context”, Accounting_Journal, 1975
  • “A Study on Job Attitudes of Philippine Middle Management”, MBA Thesis, Ateneo de Manila, 1972
  • * Contributor to the FINEX columns: “Business Enterprise”, Business_Mirror; “The Financial Executive”, BusinessWorld; “Beyond Bottomlines”, Philippine_Star; “Business Options”, Manila Bulletin; Philippine Post; & Business Daily.

5 April 2023