Marie built her career in the insurance industry for over 25 years in Distribution, Marketing and Partnerships. She led successful strategic transformation projects together with a high performing team.  Being at the helm of leaders and financial advisors in a challenging financial environment, it was her deep human connections built on trust which she found to be the most rewarding and meaningful.

She went through a series of executive leadership training programs on self-mastery and culture transformation to be an internal coach for high potential talents and aspiring leaders. In 2015, she earned the AXA Group Chairman Award for her leadership to the remarkable growth and profitability of the Philippine operations to the global group. She was appointed as one of AXA Asia’s empowered women in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She retired in early 2024, currently a business partner in Atma Prema.