Javier de Frutos

Chair of the Commission on Financial Reporting of the European Federation of Financial Analysts' Societies

Javier de Frutos has more than 30 years of experience working in international capital markets. While at BBVA in Europe, the US, and Latin America and the Bank of Tokyo (currently MUFG), Mr. de Frutos led different groups across-disciplines to execute large scale cross-country transactions. He has served on the board of several private equity funds and portfolio companies in the US, Europe, and Mexico.

As the chair of the Commission on Financial Reporting (CFR) for the European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS), Mr. de Frutos leads initiatives in corporate reporting and assurance with investors and European regulatory bodies. He coordinates the drafting of EFFAS’s responses to EFRAG and IFRS documents. Mr. de Frutos has been a member of the EFRAG’s board, the IFRS-CMAC and the IFRS Advisory Council between 2018-2023.

Mr. de Frutos graduated from Complutense University of Madrid and earned a master’s degree in economics from New York University. He is a regular speaker in international financial conferences and a lecturer on the IEB of Madrid’s Wharton program.