Portraits of maritime women – 3
MAILYN PEREÑA BORILLO
Some women are like broken glass. They’re the kind who harbour some deep resentment inside – the French call it ressentiment. The trappings of success leave them unfulfilled and unhappy. Mailyn (“Mai”) Pereña Borillo is the complete opposite. She’s cheerful and self-assured. What woman in her shoes wouldn’t be? Mai was deputy general manager of Maersk-Filipinas Crewing at the age of 31, subsequently heading the company when she was 38. Now only 40, she’s the president of TORM Shipping Philippines Inc (TSP), part of the Copenhagen-based TORM group. (more…)
