Fiona Foong

Deals Partner at PwC (Malaysia)

Speaker

Fiona Foong is a Partner in the Performance and Restructuring practice of PwC Malaysia, bringing over 17 years of experience in restructuring, insolvency, and special situations advisory. She advises lenders, corporates, investors, and government agencies on complex restructuring, recovery, and crisis management matters, with a focus on preserving and maximising stakeholder value in distressed environments.

Her experience spans some of the region’s most significant insolvency and restructuring engagements, including the liquidation of a public-listed oil and gas group with over 80 subsidiaries and associate companies globally and liabilities exceeding RM5 billion. She has also been involved in one of the largest airline restructuring exercises in the region, supporting both the administration process and the subsequent restructuring efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, she has assisted the Malaysian Government on cross-border asset tracing and recovery matters involving misappropriated assets.

Fiona is a Certified Practicing Accountant, Australia member and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She is the Immediate Past Co-Chair of the Malaysian Network of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and a member of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia (iPAM).