Catherine de Joya Urtola

Catherine de Joya Urtola has held various compliance officer positions throughout their work experience. Catherine began their career at Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.-Manila Branch as a Deputy Compliance Officer from May 2018 to August 2018. Catherine then became the Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at the same bank from September 2018 to December 2020. Catherine later joined Home Credit Philippines as the Chief Compliance Officer from December 2020 to November 2021. Urtola then moved on to UNObank, where they served as the Chief Compliance Officer from November 2021 to December 2023. Currently, they are working at Bank of China as the SVP and Chief Compliance Officer, starting in December 2023.

Catherine de Joya Urtola completed their education at the University of Santo Tomas. Catherine obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from 1990 to 1994. Catherine further pursued a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration from 1995 to 1999. Additionally, they obtained the DPO Ace Level 1 certification from the National Privacy Commission in 2019.