Experience
- Wai Ling obtained her accountancy training and professional qualification through an articleship with an international accounting firm from 1976 to 1981.
- During her tenure there, her work experience included the audits of multinationals and listed companies.
- Having obtained her professional qualification and membership with the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, she joined an accounting firm where she headed the tax department and was the named Company Secretary to 800 companies.
- In 1983, she formed a partnership with Yew Hoe Poon & Yuen Lok Mok providing audit & assurance services. Mok & Poon became a member of Crowe Horwath International (CHI) in 1995, changing its name to Crowe Horwath AF1018 in 2010 and, subsequently, Crowe Malaysia when CHI rebranded to Crowe Global in 2018. Crowe Malaysia is the 5th largest accounting firm in Malaysia with more than 10 offices nationwide, with 50 partners & 1,300 employees.
- Wai Ling is a founder member of the managing board of partners of Crowe Malaysia.
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Service Focus
- Audit
Client & Industry Focus
- Privately-held businesses & publicly-listed companies
- Manufacturing, wholesale & distribution/retail
- Not-for-profit & charitable groups
- Professional services
- Fund management
- Investment holding
- Property development & construction
At Crowe, we have the ability to inspire change and promote excellence in all we do, say and believe. This extends not only in the way we conduct business, but also to the communities that we live in. If everyone could aspire to do better, be kinder, give back more, even if just a little every day; I believe that will make a big change in the world.
Community Involvement
- Wai Ling has a heart for the underprivileged community and plays a pivotal role in the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. She strongly believes that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty; hence, many of the community projects she champions focus on creating education opportunities to those in need.
- Cofounder of Project CHange, a scholarship program that finances underprivileged students to obtain their university degrees.
- Works with the IDEAS Academy, a secondary learning centre for underprivileged children, including those who are refugees, stateless and undocumented.
- Works with Picha Eats – a social enterprise that helps to rebuild the lives of refugees in Malaysia through a food catering business – to empower the marginalized communities.