José Mª Bové, Auditor, Abogado y Economista

Career Path

President

Statutory Auditor, Economist, Lawyer

Founding partner and President of Bové Montero y Asociados (1978)

Honorary General Consul of Austria for Catalonia and Aragón

Education

Profesor Mercantil

Degree in Business Administration

PhD in Business Administration

Degree in Law

Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED)

Languages

Spanish

Catalan

English

French

German

Italian

Positions in Institutions

First Vicepresident of the National Directive Committee of the Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España [institute of chartered accountants of Spain] (ICJCE); before he held different positions in said insitute as well as in the Col•legi de Censors Jurats de Comptes de Catalunya [association of chartered accountants of Catalonia].

CCJCC

Member of the Auditing Committee of the Institute of Accounting and Auditing.

ICAC

Vice-President of the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens [federation of European accountants] (FEE), 2001-2010; during eight years he was the President of the SME/SMP Working Party.

FEE

Member of the SME Committee of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) advising the European Commission on the adoption of IFRS by SME.

EFRAG

Co-founder of the Arc Méditerranéen des Auditeurs [Mediterranean group of auditors].

AMA

Member of the Council of HLB International

HLBI

Honorary Member of the IDW (Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland)

Professional Affiliations

Registro Oficial de Auditores de Cuentas [official list of chartered accountants]

ROAC

Col·legi de Censors Jurats de Comptes de Catalunya [association of chartered accountants of Catalonia]

CCJCC

Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España [institute of chartered accountants of Spain]

ICJCE

Col·legi d’Economistes de Catalunya [Catalan association of economists]

CEC

Il·lustre Col·legi Oficial de Titulats Mercantils i Empresarials de Barcelona [Barcelona association of business economists]

Il·lustre Col·legi d’Advocats de Barcelona [Barcelona bar association]

ICAB

Asociación Española de Asesores Fiscales [Spanish association of tax advisors]

AEDAF

Kreis deutschsprachiger Führungskräfte [circle of German-speaking managers in Spain]

KdF

Asociación Hispano-Alemana de Juristas [Spanish-German association of jurists]

AHAJ

Asociación Hispano-Austríaca de Juristas

AHAUJ

Barcelona Global

Other Activities

Regular conference speaker on auditing and accounting law related topics at a great number of congresses, round tables, etc.

Member of the Club Rotary Barcelona 92 for 10 years

Publications

Various articles and interviews on auditing, accounting, internal control, and taxes in:

Revista Técnica del Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España
Alta Dirección
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft
El País
La Vanguardia
Actualidad Económica
Radio Economía
La Gaceta de los Negocios
Expansión

Awards

Auditor of the Year award (2001)
Golden Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria (2008)