Application Software: Risk Management
Business Continuity Management
IT Audits


Kenny Harris Wong is an Executive Director of SoftNex Sdn Bhd, a Group company of Columbus Advisory Sdn Bhd. He is the developer of Enterprise Management System, a software application programme used by more than 70 public listed companies including TM, Sarawak Energy, BERNAS and Boustead for automating their risk management processes. His other areas of expertise are IT Audit and Business Continuity Management review.
 
Kenny Wong background includes more than 20 years of IT management, project management, and systems development experience, both in Malaysia and England with vendors and end-users environment. He has also led several engagements in IT Disaster Recovery and IT Audits for some local and international organisations.

He started his IT career in banking and finance institutions, having spent 5½ years in various capacities, spanning from Programmer to System Analyst and Project Leader before leaving the banking industry for Oil and Gas retailing.
 
Kenny spent his next 5 years with an IT vendor in various capacities. Kenny started his career with the vendor as a Project Manager, fully in charged of the implementation of the self-service system for a major oil and gas company. While he was involved with the implementation, Kenny was also responsible for the setting-up of nation-wide support center. During his last 2 years with the vendor, Kenny spent his time designing and developing a self-service automation system for his customers. Kenny’s best achievement was successfully meeting the deadline set by the Government of Malaysia for the conversation of 100 full-service petrol stations to self-service stations within a very short time frame and the setting up of nation-wide support service center for the major oil and gas company.
 
In year 2001, Kenny left the vendor and joined a major international oil and gas company as the IT Manager for the Malaysian operations with responsibilities spanning across downstream IT services and regional head-office in Kuala Lumpur. Kenny also sat in the major oil and gas company’s leadership team, as Senior Manager, and also played the advisory role representing Asia-Pacific, for all downstream IT related matters.