Lady banker joins PDIC board of directors

Banker Anita Linda R. Aquino has joined the board of directors of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Tuesday.

In an emailed statement, the DOF said Aquino took her oath of office before Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on February 7 at the PDIC headquarters last week.

Aquino joins the PDIC board's private sector representatives Rogelio M. Guadalquiver, and Eduardo M. Pangan.

Before joining PDIC, Aquino worked for various banks in Manila, New York and Singapore. She served as head of Financial Markets Sales at Citibank, senior vice president and head of Global Distribution and Advisory Division at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) and executive director and head of Financial Markets Sales (Philippines) at Standard Chartered Bank.

She also worked as Regional Trading business manager for Asia at Singapore-based Citicorp Investment Bank Limited.

Established on June 22, 1963 by Republic Act 3591, the state-run PDIC is mandated protect depositors and help maintain stability in the financial system by providing deposit insurance. — Jon Viktor Cabuenas/VDS, GMA News