Jun Cuaresma

Experience

Jun Cuaresma is the Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer of the Firm. He is also the Head of the People and Culture Group.

Jun has been in public accounting for his entire professional career. He has over 30 years of solid experience in the audit of local and international companies in various industries. He has significant involvement in major financial due diligence and acquisition audits, including privatization of certain government units. As a participant in P&A Grant Thornton's global exchange program, he worked in the United States for one year with one of the world’s leading international accounting firms. Jun also attended the Grant Thornton Global Conference held in various international locations organized by Grant Thornton International.

Sector Experience

Banking and finance, technology, manufacturing, mining, real estate, and services

Memberships

Chairman, Philippine Auditing and Assurance Standards Council
Audit Committee and Affiliates Committee Co-Chair; Past Vice Chairman Affiliates, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors
Member; Past Director, Rotary Club of Makati West
Member, Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Alumni Association
Member, Employers Confederation of the Philippines
Member, FRSC
Member; Past President; Past ACPAPP Adviser, Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice
Member; Past Chairman & President, Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice Foundation, Inc.
Member; Past Vice-Chairperson for International Affairs Committee; Past Chairman for Performance Governance System Committee, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member; Past Corporate Governance Committee Member, Management of Association of the Philippines
Past Council Member, Philippine Financial Reporting Standard Council
Past Working Committee 3 Leadership, ASEAN Federation of Accounts

Qualifications and Awards

Certified Public Accountant
Accountancy Centenary Excellence Awardee, Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy
Distinguished Achievement Award; 75 Most Outstanding UE Alumni; Alumni Achiever Award, University of the East
ACPAPP's 2022 Honorary Life Membership; Lifetime Achievement Award; Leadership Appreciation Award (ACPAPP Foundation President 2014); Leadership Award (ACPAPP President 2013), Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice
PICPA's 2022 Honorary Life Membership; Presidential Award; Outstanding CPA in Public Practice; Outstanding 2020-2021 Committee Chairman; Special Achievement Awardee in International Professional Involvement; Plaque of Appreciation for Co-Chair of MMR Accountancy Week Committee; Certificate of Appreciation for Co-Chair of Special Projects/Ways and Means and Co-Chair for Sports Committee, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Presidential Merit Award for Co-Chairman of Affiliates Committee and Financial Reporting Standards Council Representative, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Conferment as ASEAN Certified Chartered Professional Accountant, ASEAN CPA
Outstanding Leadership and Contributions as Chairman of AFA Working Committee 3 focusing on capacity building of Professional Accountancy Organizations, ASEAN Federation of Accountants
Plaque of Recognition (received as Chairman of AASC), Securities and Exchange Commission
Founders Award, P&A Grant Thornton

Education

Advanced Management Program, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Pacific Rim Bankers Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Master's degree in Management, Asian Institute of Management
Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Cum Laude, University of the East