Dr Bernard Wong, LLM PhD PMP CCEO

Company Secretary at Pharmacy Guild of Australia - NSW Branch
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Mark D Nicholls

Bernard was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to Information Professionals Group, where we have worked together for the past few years. Working with Bernard is a positive experience, he is full of positive energy and enthusiasm, and has a high level of curiosity in engaging into the broader team, and the challenges and objectives of the organisation. Behind that enthusiasm is a detailed knowledge of so many aspects of corporate governance, law, business and technology which he contributes willingly and constructively. I'd recommend Bernard for any similar position.

John O'Shaughnessy

Bernard joined the Forticode board as a non-executive director in 2013. He brought project planning experience and substantial technology competence to the table. Bernard worked actively and very effectively as a member of the board. He was a pleasure to work with.

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Credentials

  • Certified CEO (CCEO)
    The CEO Institute
    Jul, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Corporate Director Certificate
    Harvard Business School
    Jul, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute (FCG)
    The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
    Dec, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA)
    Governance Institute of Australia
    Dec, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
    Project Management Institute
    May, 2008
    - Nov, 2024
  • Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)
    Australian Institute of Company Directors
    Oct, 2007
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certificate in Governance Practice
    Governance Institute of Australia
  • Chinese Law
    East China University of Political Science and Law
  • ITIL version 3
    EXIN
  • Japanese Law
    Ritsumeikan University
  • TOGAF 9
    The Open Group

Experience

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Company Secretary
      • Feb 2023 - Present

      The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is a national employers’ organisation registered under the federal Fair Work Act 2009, with almost 100 years of experience in representing and promoting the value of community pharmacy in the Australian health care system. As the company secretary, I oversee corporate governance in the association and ensure management of risk and compliance. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is a national employers’ organisation registered under the federal Fair Work Act 2009, with almost 100 years of experience in representing and promoting the value of community pharmacy in the Australian health care system. As the company secretary, I oversee corporate governance in the association and ensure management of risk and compliance.

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Professor
      • 2023 - Present

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Professor, Program Director of IT
      • 2023 - Present

    • Australia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Director
      • Dec 2022 - Present

    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Oct 2014 - Dec 2022

      Denbigh International is a software development company that provides customised solutions to education industry in higher education and schools across APAC - Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore. During my time at Denbigh I not only introduced new vision and strategy but setup processes and best practices to ensure the organisation managed risk and compliance and delivered quality software deliverables. I introduced new software solutions, Quality Assurance processes, Risk Management Framework following ISO31000 and Compliance Management System following ISO19600. Introduced adoption of the PMBOK for Project Management. Lead and mentor PMO and Project Managers.• Led the company’s vision, sales, marketing, offerings and operations to formulate and manage the implementation of strategies and to identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow the business and elevate its profitability.• Oversee all projects, mentor and develop project managers.• Increased revenue and market share of a number of clients, by introducing new business models, new offerings and new solutions resulting in expanding their business.• Reduced the expenses for several clients by modernizing software applications, automating and optimizing processes, integrating and consolidating systems so that there is improved efficiency and optimized performance. • Led a major cost reduction, with savings of 20% of spend identified and delivered.• Considerable experience in development of strategic growth plans, including development of a firm’s vision and capability programme, taking the Board from maintaining a position of ad-hoc growth, to fully supporting an ambitious five-year strategic growth plan. Show less

    • Australia
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • Director
      • Jul 2012 - Present

      Enterprise Strategy Consulting Inc is a global company, specializing in governance. The company offers services to improve corporate, project and IT governance, and to ensure compliance to regulators. They offer Company Secretary services to boards of both public and private companies and mentor company secretaries and board directors.

    • Company Secretary
      • Jul 2012 - Present

      He has experience with governance, risk and compliance, and has implemented Risk Management and Compliance Frameworks across several organisations including being responsible and involved with audits. He is familiar with working with ASIC, ASX, APRA, ACNC, AML and data governance.

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty
      • 2019 - Present

      I have been a part time member of the Macquarie Business School since 2019 where I lecture in Information Systems, Auditing, Business Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Risk & Corporate Governance. I have been a part time member of the Macquarie Business School since 2019 where I lecture in Information Systems, Auditing, Business Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Risk & Corporate Governance.

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • 2012 - Present

      I have been contributing part time to the lives of many students since 2012 at the University of Sydney where I lecture and contribute to research in Project Management and Project Governance. I am an adjunct staff member of both the School of Computer Science as well as the School of Project Management. I have been contributing part time to the lives of many students since 2012 at the University of Sydney where I lecture and contribute to research in Project Management and Project Governance. I am an adjunct staff member of both the School of Computer Science as well as the School of Project Management.

    • Germany
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Director
      • Jul 2018 - Present

      Member of the board. I oversee the legal areas, especially corporate governance, contracts and risk & compliance requirements. I also oversee projects and programs. Member of the board. I oversee the legal areas, especially corporate governance, contracts and risk & compliance requirements. I also oversee projects and programs.

    • Australia
    • Textile Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Director
      • Mar 2018 - Present

      Founding Member of the board. I oversee the legal areas of the board, especially corporate governance, contracts and compliance requirements and I sit on the risk committee. Vivify Textiles is located globally with head office in Zurich Switzerland. Founding Member of the board. I oversee the legal areas of the board, especially corporate governance, contracts and compliance requirements and I sit on the risk committee. Vivify Textiles is located globally with head office in Zurich Switzerland.

    • Australia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Director
      • Dec 2016 - Present

      Member of the board and also the risk committee. I oversee the legal areas of the board, especially contracts and compliance requirements and I sit on the risk committee. Information Professionals is a 15 year management consulting and IT consulting public unlisted company. Member of the board and also the risk committee. I oversee the legal areas of the board, especially contracts and compliance requirements and I sit on the risk committee. Information Professionals is a 15 year management consulting and IT consulting public unlisted company.

    • Australia
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Director
      • Jul 2015 - Present

      Member of the board and also a member of the risk committee and the governance committee. I am the director overseeing Information Technology and cybersecurity. The GRN is a global not for profit public unlisted company. Member of the board and also a member of the risk committee and the governance committee. I am the director overseeing Information Technology and cybersecurity. The GRN is a global not for profit public unlisted company.

    • Australia
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chairman
      • Apr 2015 - Present

      I mentor many executive leaders, CEOs in Asia Pacific and chair both CEO syndicates as well as Future CEO groups. I mentor many executive leaders, CEOs in Asia Pacific and chair both CEO syndicates as well as Future CEO groups.

    • Australia
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • Senior Associate in Board Cybersecurity
      • Jul 2016 - Present

    • Malaysia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Director
      • Dec 2014 - Dec 2019

      Code Ar.my is an online Startup accelerator for Non-Tech Entrepreneurs specializing in helping Large Enterprises and Multi-national organizations transform into innovative organizations. We offer mentor-led programs to validate ideas and develop software/apps. Our programs are based on Lean Startup and Agile Development methodologies. Unlike other accelerators, Code Ar.my specializes in working with corporates in helping them develop innovation in the company as well as solo-Founders, helping them build their Startup while looking for their first team members. At Code Ar.my, mentors are essential. Code Ar.my has a global network of 100 mentors, both as Startup Mentors and highly experienced CTOs. Code Ar.my’s mission is to help Entrepreneurs from all over the world turn their ideas into successful Startups - not waste time building software or apps that no one will use. Major Contributions • Built executive networks with corporates interested in developing innovation capability. • Introduced governance and risk oversight. • Introduced processes in building partnerships across Asia and ASEAN. Show less

    • IT System Custom Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Advisor
      • Apr 2015 - 2019

    • Board Director
      • Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

      I was part of the founding board of directors and am now an advisor on the Advisory Board. Forticode specialises in cybersecurity solutions specialising in authentication.

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor in Law & Project Mgmt
      • 2016 - 2018

      During my 2 years at the University of Adelaide, I lectured in business and corporate law for their project management program. During my 2 years at the University of Adelaide, I lectured in business and corporate law for their project management program.

    • Australia
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Board Director
      • Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

      I was part of the board of directors and also a member of the Audit and Risk subcommittee. I was part of the board of directors and also a member of the Audit and Risk subcommittee.

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chief Technologist & Director, Global Capability and Offering Lead
      • 2011 - 2014

      Led and setup the Centers of Excellence and was the Global Director of Capability and Offering for Project Management and Consulting. Responsible for global best practices in consulting and project management. Aligned America, EMEA and APAC methodologies and approaches for consulting and project management. Introduced agile project management while aligning to the PMBOK for Project Management. Introduced consulting managed services and project management to the China region.• Pivotal role in the development and implementation of the business plan for the delivery of applications for cloud and mobility. Has included defining the offering and delivery strategy, developing and agreeing to the business plan and project plans.• Led consulting and architecture teams to work with clients, in developing their IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture.• Introduced Agile Project Management• Introduced Change Management offering• Developed strategies, new processes and tools, and enhanced capabilities, as instrumental contributions to the growth of the company’s applications modernization and cloud business pipeline.• Designed and developed a global capability programme to ensure sustainability and scalability during a continued period of extraordinary growth, while ensuring the firm was consistently viewed as being the best place to be trained and developed.• Designed and led significant performance improvement projects. Work covered every area of spend from organizational resources through to technical resources to all overhead cost elements. Improvements of over $70m were identified and implemented. • Reduced costs by more than US$100m at a global financial services provider through sourcing and usage reductions.• Led the Global Capability and offering team to elevate the knowledge, skills, competency and best practice of project managers, consultants and architects to increase capability by 20% globally over three years, successfully aligning America, EMEA and APJ. Show less

    • Global Capability Lead, Distinguished Management Consultant
      • 2009 - 2011

      Led capability development for Consulting and Enterprise Architecture.

    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • 2007 - 2012

    • Senior Lecturer
      • 2002 - 2007

    • Lecturer
      • 1991 - 2002

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Global Capability Lead, Distinguished Management Consultant
      • 2009 - 2011

      Led capability development for Consulting and Enterprise Architecture. Led capability development for Consulting and Enterprise Architecture.

    • Software Development
    • Chief Information Officer
      • 2007 - 2009

      Led the IT department. Setup the consulting department. Setup the QA department and introduced new software development methodology into the practice. Was awarded with Gold Partnership with Microsoft. Expanded the software development team located in Sydney Australia to have teams in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and the UK. I mentored many project managers and guided them as they led projects. • Forged strong client relationships to significantly increase sales, additional opportunities and client loyalty. • Enabled the company to increase sales, grow the pipeline and improve the success rate of sales pursuits by introducing new client solutions centered approaches to strategic led sales, which improved the ability to accurately capture requirements, and by implementing more robust client engagement guidelines. • Developed the core of the company’s flagship software product by leading the development of the algorithm for a new engine for the company’s rostering system, which optimized resource utilization and could be applied within the industrial relations regulations of different countries. • Introduced new testing and quality assurance approaches to reduce defects to projects. • Grew the Project Management section of the department by developing project managers with knowledge on the PMBOK and setting a standard for how projects are managed resulting in Improved quality and success of projects. • Instrumental in dramatically elevating the quality of the company’s solutions through the development of a product skeleton to accelerate the process of customizing solutions, ensure that the initial product was tested thoroughly before being enhanced and enable focus on the elements being customized. Show less

    • Application Development Manager
      • 2004 - 2007

    • Project Manager
      • 1992 - 2003

    • Software Engineer
      • 1983 - 1991

Education

  • UNSW Business School
    Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., Information Systems and Quality Assurance
  • University of Sydney Law School
    Master of Business Law - MBL, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law and International Law
  • University of Edinburgh Law School
    Master of Laws - LL.M., Innovation, Technology and the Law
  • UNSW Business School
    Master of Commerce - M.Com., Information Systems
  • University of Sydney
    Bachelor of Science - B.Sc., Computer Science
  • Governance Institute of Australia
    Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance - GradDipACG
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
    Diploma, AICD Company Directors Course
  • Kaplan Professional
    Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management
  • Knox Grammar School

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