Filipino, 72 years old, has been a member of the board of directors of BPI since 2004. Mr. Montinola served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BPI for eight years from 2005 to 2013, and BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. for twelve years from 1992 to 2004. He also served as chairman of BPI/MS Insurance Corporation from 2005-2015 and remained as a director until June 2022. He is the chairman of the Bank’s Retirement/Pension Committee and member of the Bank’s Executive, and Personnel & Compensation Committees. Among the several BPI subsidiaries and affiliates, Mr. Montinola also served as member of the board of directors of the following: BPI Capital Corporation, BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., A Savings Bank, and The Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation, Inc. until 2023.
Mr. Montinola is the chairman of Far Eastern University, Inc. and an independent director of Roxas and Company, Inc., both PSE-listed companies. Among others, he is also the chairman of Amon Trading Corporation, Roosevelt College, Inc. and East Asia Computer Center, Inc. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Philippine Business for Education Inc. where he sits as vice chairman and is an independent director of AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company, Inc.
Significant awards received by Mr. Montinola include Management Man of the Year 2012 (Management Association of the Philippines), Asian Banker Leadership Award (twice), and Legion d’Honneur (Chevalier) from the French Government.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering degree at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1973 and his MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1977.
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