Gayle Donohue Email and Phone Number

I enjoy making strong personal connections with my teams and clients, and have a thirst for knowledge and personal development. My international career of 25 years at PwC has given me the opportunity to work in the UK, the US and across Asia building my experience across a wide range of companies and cultural environments. Partner with PwC Hong Kong for 14 years. Recently relocated to Sydney.25 years of professional experience with PwC (19 years in Hong Kong) auditing companies with global reach, covering a range of industries, and varying size/maturity of companies.Significant board, risk and audit committee experience. Extensive regular dialogue with management teams and board level executives on all areas of financial reporting, risk, controls and governance.Demonstrated leadership skills during 14 years as a PwC partner with client facing responsibilities together with leadership of PwC HK/China audit methodology (risk and quality function) and Asia Pacific regional co-ordination role.Avid and capable learner, who enjoys working with emerging issues and has a “hands-on” leadership style, particularly when dealing with areas of ambiguity.Key CompetenciesBoard / Risk and Audit Committee engagement – extensive experience (14 years as a PwC audit partner) at board level across multiple boards / industries / geographies, including regular engagement with audit committees and risk committees and one-on-one engagement with sub-committee chairs.- Financial accounting and audit - 25 years of professional experience working with IFRS, International Auditing Standards and US auditing standards ensuring compliance for private and listed companies in US, Europe and Asia Pacific.- Internal controls and governance - Board / Risk and Audit Committee engagement. 25 years of experience of working with internal control and governance models, including the COSO framework and Sarbanes-Oxley controls. Responsibility for developing training materials for delivery across PwC HK/China. - Risk Management - Risk and quality leadership role for 5 years within PwC Hong Kong/China, with Asia Pacific regional co-ordination role. Exposure to multiple risk management frameworks through engagement with risk management teams and board level committees across many companies of varying sizes, geographic locations and industries.- People leadership - Responsibility for mentoring, coaching and supervising multiple client engagement teams, and risk & quality teams.- Emerging technology / Corporate reporting - Audit experience in blockchain/crypto currency/ESG