Mr. Catalino S. Abacan was appointed as a director of Sun Savings Bank in December 2019, and subsequently elected Chairman of the Board on January 2, 2020. He previously served as an Independent Director on the Board of Robinsons Bank Corporation, a commercial bank within the Gokongwei Group. He held key positions on several committees there, including Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Vice-Chairperson of the Risk Oversight Committee, and Member of the Related Party Committee. 

Before joining Sun Savings Bank, Mr. Abacan served as the former President & CEO of City Savings Bank, a thrift bank subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) and a member of the Aboitiz Group. 

Mr. Abacan began his career in 1975 at the Philippine Banking Corporation (PhilBank), starting as a Credit Investigator/Appraiser and progressing to Head of the Credit Investigation & Appraisal Unit. He later moved into Branch Operations as Manager and then became an Area Manager for Manila branches. His final position at PhilBank was Vice-President & Group Head for Operations of Transaction Banking (Loans & International), Foreign Currency Deposit Unit, and Treasury. 

In 1994, Mr. Abacan joined Lippo Bank of Indonesia as Vice President for Operations of their Manila Offshore Banking Unit and played a significant role in establishing a Lippo Bank branch in Cambodia. 

In 1997, he joined Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) as VP/Region Service and Operations Head of North Luzon branches. He subsequently held various senior positions at UBP, including VP/Operations Head of UBP Visa Credit Card Unit, Head of Liabilities Products, Branches Operations & Credit Card Operations, and Executive Vice-President of the Channel Management Center until 2014. 

In 2013, Mr. Abacan was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of City Savings Bank, and later became its President/CEO in 2014. He was then transferred as President/CEO of PR Savings Bank in 2018 to oversee its merger with City Savings. After the merger was completed in February 2019, he served as Senior Adviser to the Board of City Savings Bank until his retirement on October 31, 2019. 

Mr. Abacan graduated with Latin honors from the University of the East with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Major in Accounting, and passed the CPA Board in 1975. He also completed the academic requirements for a Masters in Business Administration at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in 1978.