Numerary Member
Social Sciences: PhD in Economics and PhD in Business Administration and Management
Date of admission: 8 May 2014
Admission speech: “The External Action of the Autonomous Communities”
Reply speech: Dr. José María Gay de Liébana Saludas, PhD in Economics and Law
Outstanding career: Founder and President of the firm Bové Montero y Asociados, specialized in auditing and international advisory services. A leading figure in the internationalization of the accounting profession and cooperation among European firms, he has actively contributed to the global projection of Spanish auditing.
Dr. JOSEP MARIA BOVÉ MONTERO
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
- Professor of Commerce.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management.
- PhD in Business Administration and Management.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
- Certified Public Accountant, Economist, and Lawyer.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- First Vice President of the National Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Spain (ICJCE), having previously held executive positions in the same Institute and in the Association of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia (CCJCC).
- Member of the Audit Committee of the Institute of Accounting and Auditing (ICAC).
- Vice President of the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE) (2001–2010); for eight years he chaired the SME/SMP Working Party.
- Member of the SME Committee of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), advising the European Commission on the implementation of IFRS for SMEs.
- Co-founder of the Mediterranean Arc Association of Auditors (AMA) and member of the Board of Directors of HLB International (HLBI).
- Founding Partner and President of Bové Montero y Asociados (1978).
- Honorary Consul General of Austria for Catalonia and Aragon.
- Frequent speaker on auditing and accounting law at congresses and specialised forums.
- Member of the Rotary Club Barcelona 92 for ten years.
AFFILIATIONS
- Official Register of Auditors (ROAC)
- Association of Chartered Accountants of Catalonia (CCJCC)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Spain (ICJCE)
- Association of Economists of Catalonia (CEC)
- Official Association of Commercial and Business Graduates of Barcelona (ICOTMEB)
- Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
- Spanish Association of Tax Advisors (AEDAF)
- Kreis deutschsprachiger Führungskräfte (KdF)
- Spanish-German Association of Jurists (AHAJ)
- Spanish-Austrian Association of Jurists (AHAUJ)
PUBLICATIONS
Author of articles and interviews on auditing, accounting, internal control and taxation in media outlets such as:
- Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Technical Journal of ICJCE, Alta Dirección, El País, La Vanguardia, Actualidad Económica, Radio Economía, La Gaceta de los Negocios and Expansión
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Distinguished Auditor (2001).
- Gold Medal of Honour awarded by the Republic of Austria (2008).
