President & CEO, IBPAP, Phillipines

Mr. Untal, as IBPAP’s President & CEO, plays the crucial role of being the voice of the Philippine IT-BPM industry. One of his key roles is to advocate for the Philippines’ unique value proposition in order to attract investors and locators to the country. He also works passionately with key stakeholders in the academe and the government to help sustain the growth of the sector globally and domestically.

He spent 19 years working at Accenture where he started off as an Experienced Manager providing consultancy services to several international and local clients, which led to a three-year expatriate assignment in Australia and Singapore. He was then promoted to Managing Director in 2006 and from there assumed a broader set of project management responsibilities. Until his retirement in August of 2016, he served as the Industry Group Lead for the Communications, Media & Entertainment, and High-Tech Portfolio in Accenture’s Philippine Delivery Center. Mr. Untal also worked at Nestle, Cargill, and ICTSI earlier in his career.