Former UCPB president Jose Querubin completes Bangko Sentral’s Monetary Board

MANILA, Philippines – Jose Querubin, a seasoned banker and former head of the now-defunct United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB), filled the last vacant position on the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) after taking his oath on September 5, Thursday.

Querubin brings decades of banking experience to the role. He served as president and chief executive officer of the government-owned UCPB from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, he held key roles at Bank of America and Solid Bank Corporation.