Lope L. Bato Jr.

Our national president graduated Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Accounting at Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) in 1986. He finished Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Centro Escolar University and now a candidate for Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) at La Consolacion University of the Philippines.

After passing the CPA Board, he joined SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co., (SGV & Co.) CPAs, and he resigned after five (5) years. Together with two (2) of his colleagues from SGV, they organized Quilab Cabilin Bato & Co., (QCB & Co.) CPAs, a Regional Audit Firm based in Mindanao. In 2016, after almost twenty-five (25) years with QCB, he started his own firm known as Lope Laranjo Bato & Co., (LLB & Co.) CPAs together with five (5) of his senior managers as founding partners.

Our president has been in the practice of Public Accounting and Taxation since he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) as a Senior Auditor of SGV & Co., CPAs to Managing Partner of QCB & Co., CPAs and now as Chairman and CEO of LLB & Co., CPAs, a Member Firm of the “Leading Edge Alliance Global”, with head office in Cagayan de Oro City and eight (8) branches operating nationwide. In his almost thirty-three (33) years in the practice of Public Accounting and Taxation, he was able to obtain two (2) global certifications, namely, “Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA) and Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA). While practicing his profession as a CPA under the banner of QCB & Co., CPAs, he concurrently led a Rural Bank based in Cagayan de Oro City for fifteen (15) years from 1997 to 2012 as its President and CEO.

Our president has been very active with his professional organization, the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), having served in various capacities until he became the youngest Chapter President of PICPA Cagayan de Oro – Misamis Oriental Chapter in 1996 and National Vice-President for Public Practice (PICPA National) in 2009. He is likewise very active with the Association of CPAs in Public Practice (ACPAPP) having served as the Founding President of ACPAPP Northern Mindanao Chapter and as a Member of the ACPAPP National Board for two (2) terms. He was awarded, among others, Outstanding PICPA Member in 2006, Honorary Lifetime Member of PICPA in 2010, Outstanding MSU-IIT Alumnus (TOMA) in the field of Banking and Finance in 2009, and Most Outstanding Director of the Rotary of Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) in 2003.

Our president was again elected to PICPA National Board in 2019 as Regional Director representing Northern Mindanao Region and serves as the Executive Vice- President of PICPA up to June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, he assumes the office of the National President of PICPA for the fiscal year 2020-2021. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you PICPA National President for FY 2020-2021, President Lope L. Bato, Jr.

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Michael C. Gallego

"Reinforcing the Future: Our Digital Experience"

Mhycke Gallego is a Partner for Advisory and Knowledge Management Head of the Firm. He is also Grant Thornton's Asia Pacific leader for business risk services.

As a risk assurance professional, Mhycke provides assurance, advice, and insight to address clients' needs on operational improvements, risk and regulations, talent and development, growth strategy, ethics and integrity, sustainability, and stakeholder programs. Mhycke has been involved in internal audits, governance and risk, learning and development, human capital, and transaction work of companies within the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. Mhycke is also involved in the people planning and talent development programs within the Firm.

Mhycke began his career as a financial and information system auditor with P&A Grant Thornton, and moved to a global building materials company holding key roles in internal audit, internal control, Sarbanes-Oxley, due diligence, and post-merger integration as an expatriate to their offices in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Philippines. He returned to P&A Grant Thornton in 2011.

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Katherine Sobremonte, CPA, MBA

She is currently a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Torre, Sobremonte & Associates Company (TSAC) that provides auditing, accounting, management consulting, tax accounting and review compliances engagements to Filipino-Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises. She is an accredited public practitioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue and Board of Accountancy. She can speak Tagalog, English, Fookien Chinese and Mandarin Chinese fluently.

Michael C. Gallego

"Reinforcing the Future: Our Digital Experience"

Mhycke Gallego is a Partner for Advisory and Knowledge Management Head of the Firm. He is also Grant Thornton's Asia Pacific leader for business risk services.

As a risk assurance professional, Mhycke provides assurance, advice, and insight to address clients' needs on operational improvements, risk and regulations, talent and development, growth strategy, ethics and integrity, sustainability, and stakeholder programs. Mhycke has been involved in internal audits, governance and risk, learning and development, human capital, and transaction work of companies within the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. Mhycke is also involved in the people planning and talent development programs within the Firm.

Mhycke began his career as a financial and information system auditor with P&A Grant Thornton, and moved to a global building materials company holding key roles in internal audit, internal control, Sarbanes-Oxley, due diligence, and post-merger integration as an expatriate to their offices in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Philippines. He returned to P&A Grant Thornton in 2011.