The Resilience Wheel: Key Considerations for Businesses

MAILENE SIGUE-BISNAR,
Partner at P&A GRANT THORNTON

Responsiblities: Partner in the Audit & Assurance Division. She also heads the Firm’s Markets Group, which handles public and press relations, external communications, and business development. In addition to her client-servicing responsibilities, she was head of the Firm’s Training Group for a number of years. Work experience: Mai has been in public accounting since she started her professional career in 1991. She has gained wide-ranging experience in the audit of local and multinational companies in various industries. She also has significant experience in the performance of IPO. For a year and a half, Mai worked with the New York office of a leading international accounting firm, where she specialized in the audit of major real estate companies in the United States. Mai has been a regular resource speaker on various P&A public and in-house seminars. She was the lead audit partner of the special audit engagement team that won the 2008 Founders Award, the highest form of recognition for team excellence at P&A. Sector experience: Real estate development, construction, manufacturing, retail and distribution, services, gaming and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, hospitality and hotel related operation, advertising, not-for-profit and business process outsourcing. Professional certification Certified public accountant Education: 1. Obtained her bachelor’s degree in accountancy, cum laude, from the University of the East 2. Completed the Management Development Program, with Superior Performance, at the Asian Institute of Management 3. Completed the Strategic Marketing Management Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University California, USA