Ian is a Consulting Partner of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. and he is the EY ASEAN Consulting Quality
Leader. He is a recognized specialist in internal audit, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, SOX, internal controls transformation and sustainability reporting. His clients include companies in consumer products, media and entertainment, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, transportation, real estate, telecommunications, shared services center, business process outsourcing, technology, government and public sector, among others.
Ian served as President of The Institute of Internal Auditors Philippines in 2018. He currently holds the position of Vice President for the Asian Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors (ACIIA) for 2024/2025 and volunteers as a member of the Committee of Research and Education Advisors for the Internal Audit Foundation of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
He is a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants and he was previously one of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Philippines Chapter. Ian graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas in 1996 with a degree in Accountancy.
He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Fraud Examiner, an Accredited Internal Audit Quality Assessor, Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist, Certified Sustainability Reporting Assurer and has a certification in Risk Management Assurance.
He attended the Executive Development Program of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2013.