Christina Foo was in public practice for 30+years serving clients in Accounting, Tax, Strategic & Business Advisory services while with Ernst & Young (1985-2001) and Priority One (2001- August 2022). From 2018 to 2019 she was a Senior Practice Fellow at Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia.
Throughout her career, she has taken up numerous boardroom appointments. Her current roles include:
- UEM Sunrise Bhd as Senior Independent Director, Chair of Audit Committee and Member of Board Governance & Risk Committee as well as Nomination & Remuneration Committee
- Ancom Nylex Bhd as Independent Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee & member of Board Risk Committee
- Touch N Go Sdn Bhd as Independent Non-Executive Director, a member of Board Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
- Malaysian Technology Development Corporation as a Khazanah Nominee Director and Chair, Board Audit & Risk Management Committee, and a Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Board Integrity & Governance Committee, Business Startup Fund Approval Committee and Business Growth Fund Approval Committee
Current Pro Bono roles:
- Sunway Business School, Sunway University as Chair, Industry Advisory Board
- Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia as Screener for Affiliate Board Readiness
- 30% Club as Mentor for aspiring Board Directors
Past Directorships on PLCs and PICs:
- Star Media Group Bhd as Independent Non-Executive Director & member of Audit Committee
- KPJ Healthcare Bhd as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair, Audit Committee, Governance & Risk Committee, and Member, Investment Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Christina was actively involved in contributing her service to growing and promoting the interests of her accountancy profession with regulators, educators, the business community, public, and served on public interest entity boards in Malaysia and internationally. Some of her key roles include the following:
- CPA Australia Limited as Board Director 2007-2014
- CPA Australia, Malaysia Division as President, Divisional Council 2007-2009
- The Malaysian Institute of Accountants as Vice President 2007-2011
- International Federation of Accountants as Committee Member, Small and Medium Practices Committee 2011-2013
- Confederation of Pacific and Asian Accountants as Board Director 2009-2011
Christina’s professional memberships and academic qualifications include:
- Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Fellow, CPA Australia
- Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Management
- Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
- Member, ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant
- Qualified Risk Director, Institute of Enterprise Risk Practitioners
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance
- Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting), Deakin University, Australia
