Noravir A. Galeogo

Senior Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer

Profile

Age: 60, Born 1965
Nationality: Filipino

Tenure

Chief Compliance Officer since January 2018
Member, non-voting, Related Party Transaction Committee
Chairperson, Money Service Business Committee
Chairperson, Money Laundering Evaluation Committee

Atty. Gealogo is the Chief Compliance Officer of BPI and Head of the Bank’s Compliance Division which oversees the implementation of the Bank’s enterprise-wide compliance programs and is composed of the following departments: Regulatory Compliance – Management & Advisory, Regulatory Compliance – Testing & Post Review, Regulatory Compliance – Subsidiary Oversight, AML Compliance, AML Systems and Special Projects, FATCA Compliance, Corporate Governance, Data Privacy Office, and Compliance Analytics. The Compliance Division is also empowered by 26 Group Compliance Officers (GCOs), who are embedded in operational units throughout the Bank.

Career

Far East Bank and Trust Company (FEBTC) was Atty. Gealogo's first foray into banking, starting her journey as a legal officer. With BPI's acquisition of FEBTC, she then became the Head of the Legal Advisory Department for the Bank. She then moved on to be the Legal Officer and Head of Compliance of BPI Capital Corporation.

Relevant skills and experience

With over 31 years of banking experience, Atty. Gealogo has extensive business, legal and/or compliance exposure in the areas of corporate and retail banking, corporate finance, project finance, securities distribution, mergers and acquisition, correspondent banking, remittance and trade finance.

Outside interests/commitments

She is also currently the Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Bank Compliance Officers of the Philippines (ABCOMP).

Education

Atty. Gealogo obtained her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1988 and AB History from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1984. She completed the Development Lawyers Course at the International Development Law Institute in Rome, Italy in 1994 and the Certificate Course in Strategic Compliance for the Banking Industry at the Center for Professional Development in Business of the De La Salle University in 2017. She has regularly undergone corporate governance courses and training provided by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL), and Good Governance Advocates and Practitioners of the Philippines (GGAPP).