Filipino, 56 years old, Ms. Bobadilla is the Chief Audit Executive of the BPI Group of companies since July 2023 and leads the Bank’s Internal Audit Division. She oversees the audit of different units, systems, and processes of the BPI Group and provides assessment on the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems, risk management, and governance processes. She supports the Audit Committee in the discharge of its oversight function and also works closely with the Chief Risk Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, external auditor and other assurance units for a comprehensive review of risks and compliance systems in the Bank.
As Chief Audit Executive, she sits as resource person in the board level Related Party Transactions Committee, and the management level Fraud and Irregularities Committee. She is also the appointed Internal Audit Head for BPI Europe, PLC since 2016 and Audit-Manager-in-Charge for BPI Wealth HK (formerly BPI International Finance Ltd.) since 2021. Prior to her appointment as CAE, she was the Department Head covering the audit of Global Markets, Wealth Management, Enterprise Services, Strategy and Finance, and Insurance. She also headed the Internal Audit (IA) Quality Assurance and Improvement Unit, and played a major role in achieving confirmation for global standards practices with the “Generally Conforms” rating for Internal Audit’s first external assessment conducted by an independent assessor in 2007. The audit practices, principles and standards that were crafted and adopted remained to be an integral resource that carried IA to consistently perform at par with international standards to this date.
Ms. Bobadilla is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of the East-Caloocan with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
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