Lourd Austero

Senior Manager

Lourd is a Certified Public Accountant and joined RSM in July 2021. Lourd obtained his BSc in Accountancy at the University of the East - Manila in the Philippines.

Prior to joining RSM, Lourd started his career in public practice in 2012 and worked with Grant Thornton Philippines for six years, where he gained experience and developed his expertise in audit and assurance. His clients included financial services, trust institutions, life and non-life insurance, insurance brokerage, real estate, retail and service, business process outsourcing, educational and not-for-profit sector. He is also part of the technical working group representing public practice on the implementation of IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts for non-life insurance industry in the Philippines from 2018 to 2019. He also practiced private accounting and was assigned as Finance Manager for one of the largest health insurance company in the Philippines for two years where he gained further knowledge on the business of insurance.