8 December 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, representing the American Institute of CPAs and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (AICPA & CIMA), held a special virtual recognition ceremony on 1 December to recognise the achievements of 12 CGMA candidates studying for CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification in South East Asia. The candidates from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar achieved the highest CIMA’s CGMA exam scores in 2021/22 in the region, bringing them a step closer to earning their Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation, the most widely held management accounting designation in the world.
Sam Chor, Director – South East Asia at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, said, “The past few years have been extremely challenging for our CGMA candidates, they had to juggle many personal and professional priorities while studying for CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification. Our prize winners went the extra mile to succeed and outperformed thousands of CGMA candidates in South East Asia. Congratulations to all of our CGMA candidates and our newly qualified members for their achievements, I look forward to celebrating more successes with them on their CGMA and professional journeys in the near future.”
Joseph David White, CGMA candidate and 2021/22 prize winner, commented, “As a chemistry graduate, studying for CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification has equipped me with cutting-edge knowledge to start a career in business and finance profession. I look forward to completing my Strategic Case Study exam and gain my CGMA designation, I believe it is a great way for people from all backgrounds to build successful lifelong careers as Chartered Global Management Accountants.”
CGMA exam | Prize winner |
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BA1 Fundamentals of Business Economics | Lynn Kyi Kyi Wai – Myanmar |
BA2 Fundamentals of Management Accounting | Chew Fui Ngan – Malaysia |
BA3 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | Chew Fui Ngan – Malaysia |
BA4 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law | Joseph David White – Thailand |
E1 Managing Finance in a Digital World | Minh Phuong Ly – Malaysia |
P1 Management Accounting | Joseph David White – Thailand |
F1 Financial Reporting | Hnin Nwe Nwe Tun – Myanmar |
CGMA Operational Case Study | Joint winners: Marieke van Wel-Stoffels ACMA, CGMA – Indonesia and Alice Shew Yin Voong – Malaysia |
E2 Managing Performance | Zi Qian Lim – Malaysia |
P2 Advanced Financial Reporting | Zi Qian Lim – Malaysia |
F2 Advanced Financial Reporting | Joint winners: Dorcas Pau Mei Fah – Malaysia and Elson Chan – Singapore |
CGMA Management Case Study | Nitin Kumar Modi ACMA, CGMA – Singapore |
E3 Strategic Management | Joseph David White – Thailand |
P3 Risk Management | Joseph David White – Thailand |
F3 Financial Strategy | Joseph David White – Thailand |
CGMA Strategic Case Study | Shamini Saygaran ACMA, CGMA – Malaysia |