Board Of Directors
LYNDON MASANGCAY MAGSINO
Board Chairman and Founder
LYNDON MASANGCAY MAGSINO
Board Chairman and Founder
For over 17 years, Lyndon has been educating hundreds of thousands of Filipinos to be “financially smart” and helping many Filipinos to have a prosperous life. He has been invited to speak in several programs of the government and private MNCs to discuss investments, financial literacy and business strategy.
In 2020, the Illustrado Magazine has recognized Lyndon as one of the “Most Influential Filipinos in the Gulf” and featured as an ‘Education Advocate’. Lyndon is an international speaker for several international conferences and seminars in the USA, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Philippines, on the topics related to Business Strategy, Stock Market, Banking Risk Management, Internal Controls and Global Leadership.
He is a former Advisor to central banks, global banks and regional banks in the Middle East. He also authored a powerful investment book called: PISO Master --- and he continuously educating thousands of Global Filipinos in terms of Leadership, Business, Finance, Investment and Financial Literacy.
In 2017, he was a key instrumental and one the Philippine Delegates Team for the Foreign Direct Investments and he presented the Philippine projects to potential investors.
Lyndon completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business Corporate Learning. He is also a recipient of the prestigious ‘Global Professional Scholarship’ for the Global Executive Master of Business Administration at Hult International Business School, based in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA. In his Executive MBA program, Lyndon received a Recognition for Academic Achievement as one of the top-notchers in the Global Executive MBA program.
He has been providing advisory services to global and publicly listed companies for over 17 years and served as a faculty member at the De La Salle University Manila and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
He also worked in two global consulting firm: Deloitte and KPMG. Lyndon is a Certified Public Accountant (US-CPA), Certified Public Accountant (Philippine-CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (US-CIA), Certified Risk Management Assurance (US-CRMA) and Certified Financial Services Auditor (US-CFSA).
Part of his community services are the following:
• Founder of the Philippine Business School in the UAE
• Founder & Chairman of the Philippine Institute of CPAs – Dubai
• Founder & Chairman of the Philippine Institute of CPAs – Qatar
• CEO of the Philippine Business Council – Qatar
MR. GREGORIO DAGUPLO LOAYON
Board Adviser
MR. GREGORIO DAGUPLO LOAYON
Board Adviser
Greg is the General Manager & Senior Executive Officer of Zurich International Life Limited, one of the world’s leading financial services firm.
Greg is a qualified accountant (CPA), a Certified Risk Analyst (CRA), Certified in Insurance and Financial Services by the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK), and a designated Chartered MCSI from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (UK).
Greg’s areas of expertise include insurance, banking, wealth management, business development, training, strategic financial planning, investments, business strategy, retirement planning, among others.
Greg is also the Chairman and Managing Director of the Philippine Business Council in Qatar, and has other business interests in the areas of healthcare, university education planning, training and business consulting.
Greg has been a speaker in regional conferences in the GCC, as well as in various Philippine and foreign professional and business organizations, including within Qatar and in the USA.
MR. ROBERT PONCE LEPON
Board Adviser
MR. ROBERT PONCE LEPON
Board Adviser
Robert is currently the General Manager – Audit of Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co (an exclusive distributor or Nissan and Renault cars). He is a former Executive Director in the Assurance Service Line focusing on family owned businesses in Qatar. He acts as a partner-in-charge of Low Risk audit portfolio assigned to him. Con-currently, he works as the Assurance Training Executive and the Executive Director for the Accounting Compliance and Reporting Assurance Sub-Service Line for EY Qatar. Robert passed his Certified Public Accountant examination in the Philippines in 1989. In 2004, he participated in the Strategic Business Economics Program of the University of Asia and the Pacific. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (USA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (USA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (USA).
Robert has 25 years of professional assurance, accounting compliance and tax experience in the Philippines and in Qatar. He has been involved in accounting compliance and reporting engagements and in the review and performance of other assurance works with hundreds of entities including large multinational and transnational companies with global reporting requirements, publicly listed entities with legal reporting responsibilities, diversified family owned conglomerates, non-stock and non-profit enterprises, non-governmental organizations and cooperatives.
DERRICK FERNANDEZ TUSI
Board Member
DERRICK FERNANDEZ TUSI
Board Member
Derrick is a Certified Public Accountant from the Philippines. He has over 17 years of accounting and finance experience in various industries such as government agencies in the Philippines, banks, engineering and construction and most recently oil and gas. He is currently connected with Qatar Energy in its Payroll Department since 2012. He was a past
President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Qatar Chapter for the fiscal year 2014-2015.
CHERYLL GRACE HERRERA MONTEALEGRE
Board Member
CHERYLL GRACE HERRERA MONTEALEGRE
Board Member
Cheryll is a lawyer and a certified public accountant.
She has more than 20 years cumulative experience in financial audit, taxation services, and regulatory and AML compliance. At present, she is the Head of Tax Projects at the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. She is a professor of law and a resource speaker for business law and taxation.
She completed her BS Accountancy course graduating Magna Cum Laude, and Bachelor of Laws graduating Cum Laude and Valedictorian of the graduating class.
MR. ELMER H. ESPIRITU
Board Member
MR. ELMER H. ESPIRITU
Board Member
Elmer earned his CMA Certificate under PICPA Doha CMA Review and was one of the first passers of the program in 2017. He has more than 24 years of professional experience in Film Producing, Manufacturing, Business Consulting, Retailing of Fashion-Luxury items, Duty Free and Health Care industries, with various roles as Internal Auditor, Audit Manager, Financial Analyst, Finance Manager, Business Consultant among others. He is currently employed as the Group Finance Manager of Resolution Production LLC which owns three (3) brand concepts Qatar. He was one of the founding members of PICPA Doha in 2007 and served as President in 2019-2022. Elmer has been in Doha for 17 years and enjoyed extra-curricular activities as thespian, bowler, chess player, and manager-coach of volleyball and basketball teams.
ROMMEL AFABLE HUENDA
Board Member
ROMMEL AFABLE HUENDA
Board Member
Rommel is a Certified Public Accountant (Philippines), Certified Internal Auditor (USA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (USA) with over 20 years of accounting, auditing and internal audit management experience in telecommunications, broadcasting, micro-financing and charitable institutions. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Medical Mission Group Management Company LLC, a company registered and licensed under the Qatar Financial Center. Concurrently, he is the CEO of Medical Mission Group Qatar Overseas Filipino Expatriates and Health Services Cooperative registered in the Philippines, where he served as Board Member from 2016 to 2019.
Previously, he was the Lead Internal Auditor for Operating Companies & Quality Assurance of Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. In this role, he helped oversee the internal audit functions across the Ooredoo group of companies, providing insight and guidance to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of internal audit services for telecom companies in Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) for wi-Tribe Ltd. (an Ooredoo subsidiary based in Bahrain) where he launched, staffed and directed internal audit activities of its former subsidiaries in Jordan, Pakistan and the Philippines. Before moving to Qatar in 2005, he was Head of Audit for Bayan Telecoms Inc. and ABS-CBN Foundation Inc., which are part of the Communications Group of one of the big conglomerates in the Philippines.
Rommel is a founding officer of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Qatar Chapter and currently a Board Director/Senior Executive Function of PICPA Doha LLC(G). He is also the Chief Operating Officer of the Philippine Business Council LLC(G), a non-profit entity in Qatar composed of businesspeople, investors, professionals and Filipino community leaders who share a common interest in developing local business, trade and investments between the Philippines and Qatar. Both organizations are non-profit professional associations registered with the Qatar Financial Centre.
JEHMAR R. TABILI
Board Member
JEHMAR R. TABILI
Board Member
Jehmar holds US Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Philippine Certified Public Accountant (CPA), USA Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA), USA/Canada Certified Financial Consultant (CFC), Philippine Certified Tax Technician (CTC), International Certification Level III Tax Specialist/Member, Royal Institute of Taxation (MRITax)/ (Singapore), USA/Canada Certified Financial Risk Management Consultant (CFRMC), and USA/Canada Certified Professional Forensic Accountant (CPFAcc). He is currently working in Qatar Energy as Chief Accounting Assistant. He has acquired more than 20 years of professional, finance, audit, and accounting experiences from various industries. He previously worked at Det Norske Veritas (DNV) – Qatar as Regional Middle East Accountant. He was a past President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Qatar Chapter for the fiscal year 2012-2013.
JEFFREY CAIGA QUINTO
Board Member
JEFFREY CAIGA QUINTO
Board Member
Jeffrey is a highly qualified Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); and holds Certification on Risk Management Assurance (CRMA). He has over 17 years of extensive experience in the various fields of internal audit, risk management, internal control, accounting, external audit, banking operations and other consultancy or advisory services. He is an expert in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and has been providing lectures in Financial Accounting Theory since 2014. He is conversant in International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and formerly an exam author for CIA and CRMA examinations.
A real advocate of personal and professional development, he is often invited as guest speaker by various organizations and training institutes. He served as President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Qatar Chapter for the fiscal year 2017-2018.
SHARON CHAVEZ DELA CRUZ
Board Member
SHARON CHAVEZ DELA CRUZ
Board Member
Sharon is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is a holder of a Master in Business Administration, major in General Management. She has over 27 years of accounting experience in the fields of education services, food chain industry, government, and retail & wholesale trading. She also has solid experience in Financial Reporting, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounts Payable Management, Assets Management, Supply Chain Control. Sharon is currently employed as Senior Accountant at Pari Gallery LLC (retail) and Gulf Beauty International WLL in Qatar (wholesale), both engaged in trading of luxury fragrance, skin care, and fashion accessories. She served as President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Qatar Chapter for the fiscal year 2018-2019.