Chermaine Poo


Chermaine Poo is a Malaysian actress, emcee and TV host.
Chermaine is a qualified Chartered Accountant ("CA") by profession, having three accountancy qualifications under her belt. She graduated with a double major degree, BA in Accounting & Finance, UK at the age of 19.
Chermaine owns the company Chermaine Poo Productions and was named "Emerging Woman of the Year" in 2012 by the prestigious international accounting firm.

Qualifications

Chermaine is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, as well as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants .

Career

Corporate finance

  • Trained with the largest investment bank in Malaysia; and
  • Big Five international accounting firm
  • Involved in preparing IPOs, restructuring, receivership and setting up a billion-ringgit infrastructure fund

Beauty pageantry

Chermaine was a second runner-up in the Miss Universe Malaysia 2005, where she also won three subsidiary titles – ''Miss Beautiful, Miss Natural Beauty and Miss Crowning Glory.''

Acting

Chermaine has acted in numerous Malaysian movies and local dramas.

Movies

Dramas

  • Bait Cinta]
  • Tudung Express
  • Pertama Ramadan Akan Datang
  • Timeless Season
  • The Beginning
  • Anak Pontianak
  • Malaysian Talents.Com

TV hosting

Chermaine hosts her own weekly TV programme on The Breakfast Show called "Mind Your Money with Chermaine Poo" as well as "Miracle Makers" on NTV7.
Other TV programmes that she has hosted, among others, are:
  • Motorcross Championship 2008–2012
  • Asian Festival of Speed 2008–2012
  • Dapur Nyonya on TV3 with Chef Florence
  • The Breakfast Show – 2009–2012 on NTV7

Writing

Chermaine contributes regularly to The Star newspaper in her weekly column, '''"Mind Your Money with Chermaine Poo"'''

Emceeing

Since starting in 2007, Chermaine has emceed countless events, ranging from but not limited to:

Philanthropy

Chermaine actively runs her charity, "Chermaine Poo’s Cupcakes for Charity", which was founded in December 2011. She has also been involved in many charity events and environmental awareness initiatives, among others:

Public image

"Chermaine Poo - Chartered Accountant, Car Chick, Cupcake Connoisseur"
Over the years, the media and entertainment industry have described her as:
  1. A Beauty with Brains
  2. A highly qualified Chartered Accountant turned Actress/Emcee/TV Host
  3. A young and successful professional;
  • Who has wide corporate, social and media contacts
  • Who comes from a loving and close-knit family
  • Who promotes good moral values, ethics and a healthy lifestyle
  1. And now, "Beauty and Brains with a Heart".