INFORMATION

President

Statutory Auditor, Economist, Lawyer

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

Honorary General Consul of Austria for Catalonia and Aragón

LANGUAGES

Spanish, Catalan, English, French, German, Italian

EDUCATION

Degree in Economics

Degree in Business Administration

PhD in Business Administration

Degree in Law

Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED)

CONTACT

jbove@bovemontero.com

+34 93 218 07 08

Marià Cubí 7, 08006 Barcelona

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POSITIONS HELD 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.
  • Member of the SME Committee of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) advising the European Commission on the adoption of IFRS by SME
  • Co-founder of the Arc Méditerranéen des Auditeurs [Mediterranean group of auditors] (AMA)
  • Member of the Council of HLB International (HLBI)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 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] (ICOTMEB)
  • 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)

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 about auditing, accountancy, 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)