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Leadership and Career Profile
Chairman and Managing Director, Machica Group
Former Chairman / CFO, Paytaca
Former Vice President, Risk Management, BDO Unibank
Former Audit Associate, SGV & Co / Ernst & Young Philippines
Awards and Recognitions
Most Outstanding CEO (Business Sector), ACLADEB
Asia Pacific Entrepreneurs Awards, Enterprise Asia
Business Excellence Certificate, World Confederation of Businesses
Governance & Finance Management, Elite Leadership Award
Best Filipino Achiever in Business Mgt., Golden Globe Awards
Outstanding Professional Award, Superbrands
Outstanding Tax & Accounting Consultant, People’s Choice Awards
Client’s Choice – Tax Law in the Philippines, Legals Finest 200, U.K.
Outstanding Alumnus, Eastern Visayas State University
Young Achiever in Public Practice, PICPA National Awards
Consistent National Awardee / COT-MDRT, AXA Phils.
Joan was elevated to the presidency of Machica FIRM, Inc. in 2011, and is concurrently the Finance/HR Head at Machica Tan-Cruz & Co.
She was formerly the Vice President and Head of the Group’s Administration, Finance and Human Resource Department. She started with the group’s insurance division after her 3-year stint in a universal bank. She is
licensed for life and variable insurance, and non-life insurance, with the Insurance Commission; and an AXA
Certified Health Specialist. She is a registered nurse and earned units in Master in Health Sciences.
Since 2009, she has completed trainings on Human Resource at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Business; Best Practices in Crafting HR Policies & Contracts, Center for Global Best Practices; Advanced Labor Seminar-Workshop for Management: Strengthening the Company’s Labor Management Systems, Procedures and Infrastructures at the Asian Institute of Marketing and Entrepreneurship. At the Inter-
national Federation of Professional Managers, Joan completed Certified Human Resource Professional
Program (CHRP), a global recognition of HR professionals with headquarters in U.K.
In 2019, the World Confederation of Businesses conferred upon her ‘Excellence in Business Leadership’.
Finally, she is a consistent GAMA FLA awardee in her capacity as Unit Manager of AXA Phils. since 2019.
Ma. Grace A. Machica, CPA, CrFA, MDP
Partner, Machica Tan-Cruz & Co
Email: manila@machicatancruz.com
Mobile: +63-917-512-6137
Languages: English, Filipino, and Waray
International Exposure: Asia
At Machica Tan-Cruz & Co, Grace is the Partner-In-Charge of its Manila and Makati Offices where she leads in audit, tax, and BPO-related engagements. She is a CPA, a Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA), an associate member of CPA Australia, and has completed the Certified Internal Control Auditor program. She is also registered as an ASEAN Professional Chartered Accountant. She is a member of PICPA and ACPAPP and actively participates in Asia–Pacific conferences. Grace had years of professional experience gained from Valdes Abad & Associates, CPAs (formerly Carlos J. Valdes and Associates, CPAs) in Makati City. At that time, the Firm was the local affiliate of RSM International. In her last year at Valdes, she was the overall audit-incharge. As a Firm scholar, Grace earned her Management Development Program (MDP) executive education at the Asian Institute of Management in April 2014. She completed her BS Accountancy degree at Eastern Visayas State University with one-term cross-enrollment at the De La Salle University, Manila.
In 2019, she was recognized by World Confederation of Businesses with ‘Excellence in Quality Management’.
Willard completed his Executive MBA from Asian Institute of Management. As a licensed CPA, he is a member of PICPA, Institute of Public Accountants, and Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines. He previously served P3OPLE4U, Inc. as Treasurer and CFO. He participated in professional trainings on accounting, tax and treasury, regulatory, and legal environments across multiple jurisdictions (i.e. Philippines, Hong Kong, BVI and Japan). Aside from his involvement with Machica Tan-Cruz & Co / MG Consulting, Willard is a Board director at CLOUD, Inc., and is the CEO of Konstruct1.
