Anne oversees the company’s portfolio of financial resources as the Chief Finance Officer at QuadX. She ensures profitability and sustainable growth to enhance shareholder value. Anne is a business partner and leads the Finance Team. She reports directly to President and CEO Mia Bulatao, as well as Founder and Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Dino Araneta. Together with her team, she is developing a cost-effective system and process that enables faster decision-making across all the QuadX business units.
Anne’s responsibilities include managing controllership, financial planning and analysis, decision support, treasury, procurement, taxation, financial systems, and investor relations. She joined QuadX in March 2022. In the years prior, her career has spanned three productive decades– a wealth of diverse experiences across Asia, US and EMEA. Among the positions she has held are Group CFO, Financial Controller, and Finance Director. Her expertise includes international and cross-border corporate finance, digital finance, treasury, controllership,corporate planning, and taxation. She has gained experience in a variety of environments, from start-up ventures to multinationals, as well as publicly-listed companies and privately-held domestic companies.
With her financial acumen, Anne approaches work with an entrepreneurial spirit. And as much as she deals in numbers, Anne believes the people at QuadX are still the greatest asset of the company. She believes the opportunities for her team are limitless, and to cash in on these do not always entail financial resources. She values constant evolution through creativity and critical thinking.
One of the areas Anne wants to improve is budget creation and fiscal discipline. Wealth is a finite resource, and she wants to prioritize projects that generate positive cash flows. With an optimistic spirit, Anne believes she can bring QuadX the sustainable growth and financial success it needs to achieve its vision.
“I don’t bring cash because my credit is good. When I say my credit is good, it is because my work signature is integrity and transparency. However, I am poised to work with the team to create and build real cash!”
As a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Anne earned an Executive Education from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. She obtained a Certificate on Contemporary American Business Practices from Baruch College at the City University of New York. Anne has an MBA and graduated with distinction from the Hult International Business School in Massachusetts. She was a Dean Fellowship Scholar and recipient of the Fleet Bank Cash Award for being at the top of the class. Anne finished her undergraduate studies with honors, as the Most Outstanding Graduate at the Ateneo de Davao University with a BSC in Accounting and BSBA Management.