Kamila Kussainova, ACCA, currently serves as Associate Director and Country Controller EMEA at Kao Corporation since April 2023. Prior to this role, Kussainova gained extensive experience at PwC Nederland from October 2017 to April 2023, progressing through positions from Senior Consultant to Senior Manager. Earlier, Kussainova worked at PwC Kazakhstan from September 2013 to September 2017, starting as an Audit Associate and advancing to Senior Consultant. Kussainova's career began with an internship as an Auditor at Ernst & Young in mid-2012. Kussainova holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from KIMEP (2009-2013) and completed additional coursework at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 2012. ACCA certification was attained between 2013 and 2019.