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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Ray S. Eñano, Editor / Roderick dela Cruz, Issue Editor business@thestandard.com.ph
MANABAT GROWS WITH PH ECONOMY
By Othel V. Campos
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.G. MANABAT & Co., a member of international auditing giant KPMG, marks its tenth year of providing professional services in the fields of audit, tax and advisory in the Philippines. From a company of 250 people when it started, KPMG RGM & Co. now has 1,000 dedicated employees housed in its own building—the KPMG Center in Makati City. The past decade saw the Philippine economy emerge as a vibrant market with thriving industrial and services sectors, the same period when KPMG Manabat & Co. rose to the top of the business advisory sector. Roberto Manabat, the man at the helm of R. G. Manabat & Co, guided the company through the decade, while facing many challenges. A graduate of the University of the East and Asian Institute of Management, he worked for SGV & Co. and Securities and Exchange Commission, before establishing RGM & Co. in 2007. As he collects his thoughts from a decade of triumphs and adversities, Manabat underscores the importance of keeping up with the standards of the industry. “We had to prove to our international partner, KPMG, that our governance processes met the highest standards. This meant adopting new ways of implementing decision-making; ensuring the buy-in of partners, principals and staff; and communicating our philosophies, strategic directions to Turn to C2
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From left: KPMG Manabat & Co. vice chairman and head of audit Sharon Dayoan, vice chairman and chief operating officer Emmanuel Bonoan, chairman and chief executive Roberto Manabat, chief finance officer Pacifico Castañeda and vice chairman and head of advisory Henry Antonio.