Online Panel Discussion: Financial Governance at the Board Table – The Audit Committee in Practice
February 26, 2026

📅 Thursday, 26 February 2026
🕗 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Myanmar Time)
🏨 Zoom Online
🌐 Myanmar Language
About the Panel Discussion
Audit Committees are expected to provide assurance, challenge, and judgment — yet many boards still struggle to move beyond compliance.
This panel cuts through theory to examine what effective financial governance actually looks like at the board table. Designed for directors and senior leaders, the session focuses on real-world Audit Committee practice, decision-making, and accountability.
With a strong emphasis on audience Q&A, participants can explore the issues that matter most in today’s complex risk environment.
Panellists and Moderator
- Daw Kim Chawsu, Board Director, MIoD
- Daw Tin Tin Nyo, Managing Partner, Tin Tin Nyo & Associates
- Daw Nandar Thaung, Group Legal Director, Europe & Asia Commercial Services Group
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Daw Kim ChawsuKim is a board director and governance leader with over 20 years of international experience across Asia Pacific and the UK, spanning banking, financial services, and institutional governance. She has served in independent director roles across multiple sectors, bringing deep expertise in financial restructuring, strategic oversight, and risk governance. Her background in external audit and global financial institutions in New Zealand and London underpins her strong command of internal controls, performance discipline, and executive accountability. As Founder of K. Academy, a Myanmar-based capacity-building initiative, Kim is committed to strengthening board and senior management capability across the banking and finance sectors. She partners with CEOs, Chairs, and Boards to enhance financial sophistication, drive sustainable profitability, and embed robust governance frameworks. Kim currently serves as an Independent Director for several organisations, guiding businesses through complex transitions, strengthening financial oversight, and aligning governance with long-term strategic value creation. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), holding dual fellowships with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). She is also a Fellow Director of the Thai Institute of Directors and a Board Director and faculty member of the Myanmar Institute of Directors. A dedicated mentor and educator, Kim is passionate about developing the next generation of finance and governance leaders across the region. |
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Daw Tin Tin NyoDaw Tin Tin Nyo was appointed as Independent Director of MD Bank Pcl on 12th April 2024. She is also managing her own Tin Tin Nyo & Associates (Audit Firm), which is a kind of professional services provider for auditing, accounting and consultancy, (Tax, DICA and Financial) to the businesses. The firm is committed to delivering high-quality professional services with integrity, accuracy, and in compliance with relevant standards, Law and regulations. She holds B.Com, CPA, DBL, EMDev.S, EMBA and ACPA. Besides she is an Insolvency Practitioner. She has been certified completion of Director Certification Program (MIoD), AOTS Japan , AML/CFT, Introduction to the FATF Global Standards, methodology and procedures by MFIU. She is a lecturer of CPA Part II (Strategic Management Accounting.) Member of Curreiculem Committee assigned by Myanmar Accountancy Council (MAC). She is taking responsibilities of board member roles by contributing her professional knowledge and experience to many Non-profit Organizations such as Myanmar AOTS Alumni Association (MAAA), Myanmar Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), Myanmar Business Executives Association (MBE), Commerce Graduates’ Association (Myanmar) (CGA), Myanmar Institute of Economic Graduates Association ( MIEGA). |
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Daw Nandar ThaungDaw Nandar Thaung is a member of management team in taking care of Corporate Governance, risk & Compliance, tax & regulatory, partnership management, and brand protection awareness in her professional experiences in combining of Laws and business management; she has more than 18 years of experiences in her career life in FMCG, Oil & Energy, Construction & Power Sectors. Previously she worked for METRO Wholesale Myanmar as a Head of Legal and Compliance. Prior to that, she was a General Counsel and Head of Communication & External Affairs; Regulatory at Unilever Myanmar which she contributed her best in Sustainable Development program for women and farmers in rural area. Presently, she is representing as a Group Legal Director of Europe & Asia Commercial Services Group of companies, which one of the leading local conglomerates companies in FMCG Sector. In her capacity, she finished her study at Institutes of Economics, Yangon Master of Business Administration (MBA) and extended her post graduate studies at University of London specialized in Competition Laws graduated in 2022. Her most recent crediting was awarding as a Colleague of Arbitration at Myanmar Arbitration Centre. She is also member of ASEAM IP association as an IP Practitioner. She does her continuous learning at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at IP asset management on intellectual property rights. |



