Claudine Weerasena (ASCPA, B.Comm (Acct) (Aust), MBA Int. Mgmt (Aust))
Group Finance Director
Key Expertise
- Finance, Internal Audit & Risk Management
- Data management & Analytic
- MBA (International Management), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia & Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Curtin University, Perth, Australia
- More than 10 years’ experience in designing financial models and forecasts for the Oil Palm/Rubber/Jatropha Industries in Africa, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, PNG and Indonesia
- Involved in the formulation and structure design of Implementation/Development plans for plantation projects for Clients such as Sinochem International (China), Unilever Asia, OLAM International PLC (Spore) and Herakles Farm (part of the Blackstone Group USA)
- Formerly, part of KPMG Malaysia’s Senior Management with extensive experience in the application of corporate governance and enterprise risk management frameworks for several plantation conglomerates including FELDA and Carsons Cumberbatch (PT Agro Indomas)
- Led global audit engagements for the World Bank and UN-funded agencies across 60 countries such as North Korea, Morocco, Syria, East Timor, Fiji, Nepal and others
- Prepared numerous grant and debt-raising documents for Government Institutions and Banks respectively, in excess of USD800 million
- Associate Member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management