Maria Theresa Marcial

Ms. Marcial has cultivated 26 years of banking experience with expertise in strategic planning and finance, corporate banking, debt and equity capital markets, portfolio management, trust, and retail wealth management. She previously served on the BPI Trust Committee and the board of BPI Investment Management Inc. Prior to her banking career, she worked for the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Agricultural Policy Credit Council.

Ms. Marcial's extensive experience with government and various organizations gives her a wealth of knowledge when it comes to local and global economic landscape.

She previously served as President of the Fund Managers Association of the Philippines, President of the Trust Officers Association of the Philippines, Vice-Chairman of Capital Markets Development Committee of FINEX, alternate Governor of the Market Governance Board of Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation.

Outside the office, Ms. Marcial dedicates her time to society and the environment. She is a fellow of the Foundation for Economic Freedom, trustee and Treasurer of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, and a member of the National Advisory Council of WWF Philippines. She is also the Treasurer of BPI Foundation and Board Director of Philippines Inter-Island Sailing Federation. She was recognized as one of Top 25 Most Influential Women in Asset Management in Asia by Asian Investor and Most Outstanding Alumnus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

Ms. Marcial obtained her Master’s Degree in Economics in 1995 from the University of the Philippines Diliman and BS Economics, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1990. She completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2010 and the CFA Institute Investment Management Workshop also at Harvard Business School in 2006.