Jose T. Sio

Jose T. Sio, 81, Filipino, was first elected to the China Bank Board on November 7, 2007. He is presently on the boards of the following PSE-listed companies: SMIC, as Chairman of the Board; Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation, as Director; Belle Corporation, as Director; and Far Eastern University, Inc., as Independent Trustee. He also serves as Advisor to the Board of other PSE- listed companies: BDO Unibank, Inc. and Premium Leisure Corporation. In addition, Mr. Sio is on the boards of non-listed companies such as NLEX Corporation, Ortigas Land Corporation, Carmen Copper Corporation and First Asia Realty Development Corporation. He is Chairman, President and Trustee of SM Foundation, Inc. He previously worked as Senior Partner of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV). He was voted as CFO of the Year in 2009 by the Financial Executives of the Philippines (FINEX); and in various years, he was awarded as Best CFO (Philippines) by Hong Kong-based business publications such as Alpha Southeast Asia, Corporate Governance Asia, Finance Asia, and The Asset. Director Sio is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, Major in Accounting, from the University of San Agustin. He obtained his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the New York University, U.S.A. He has attended numerous seminars/ trainings on investments, loans and financial instruments, debt and equity financing, including the Euromoney Conference in China in 2005, AML in 2019 and Advanced Corporate Governance Training in 2020.