Phuc Tran My (Jack)

Head of IT, Risk, Security & Data Protection — SGH Asia (2021–Present)

Technology, Security & IT Governance Leader

Senior technology leader with 15+ years building and running IT, cybersecurity, and governance programs across multinational operations in Germany, Singapore, and Vietnam. Open to senior leadership roles in IT, cybersecurity, and IT governance.

Built an ISO 27001:2022 ISMS entirely in-house. IT controls audited by KPMG across 120+ branches at CJ CGV Vietnam.

Portrait of Phuc Tran My (Jack)

Head of IT, Risk, Security & Data Protection, SGH Asia.

About

Senior technology leader building and owning end-to-end IT, cybersecurity, and governance programs — most recently Head of IT, Risk, Security & Data Protection at SGH Asia (200 employees, Germany / Singapore / Vietnam); previously Head of IT Data Center & Security at Hung Thinh Group (4,000 employees) and Head of IT Infrastructure & Security at CJ CGV Vietnam (2,000 employees, 120+ branches).

Member of the Board of Management (BOM), reporting to the CEO on technology strategy, risk, and compliance. Built an ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Management System entirely in-house — policy, risk assessment, control implementation, and audit liaison — including a full standard-version transition from 2013 to 2022.

Cross-border regulatory delivery spanning GDPR for a German client (name withheld), PDPL/DPO services for a Dutch software company (name withheld), and qualified Vietnam Data Protection Officer (VnDPO) under PDPL 2026. Combines hands-on infrastructure and security engineering with governance discipline and project delivery rigor.

Key results

Outcomes delivered across SGH Asia, Hung Thinh Group, and CJ CGV Vietnam.

  • 15+Years in IT, security & governance
  • 4,000Users migrated from Google to Office 365 — Hung Thinh Group, 2020–2021
  • 99.99%Uptime — SGH Asia multi-country operations, 2021–Present
  • 200+Financial transactions/second secured — CJ CGV B2C platform, 2012–2019
  • 50%Cost reduction without compromising reliability — SGH Asia, 2021–Present
  • 33Person IT department built from scratch — CJ CGV Vietnam, 2012–2019
  • 100B+ VNDAnnual IT budget owned — CJ CGV Vietnam, 2012–2019
  • 20+Vendor and technology contracts governed — SGH Asia
  • 1,871LinkedIn followers — LinkedIn, Oct 30, 2026
  • 2,135Post impressions · last 7 days — LinkedIn, Oct 30, 2026
  • 1,005Best single-post reach — LinkedIn, Jun 2026

Core expertise

Governance & Strategy

  • IT Governance & Strategy
  • Risk Management & Compliance
  • ISO 27001 & COBIT
  • Board & Executive Reporting

Security

  • Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance
  • Zero Trust & Security by Design
  • IAM / SSO / MFA & Access Governance
  • SIEM, SOC & Incident Response
  • Data Protection (GDPR, PDPL)
  • Third-Party & Vendor Risk

Operations & Cloud

  • IT Operations & Service Delivery
  • Data Center & Enterprise Storage
  • Multi-Cloud (AWS, Azure)
  • Production Reliability
  • Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
  • Automation & Scripting

Leadership & Delivery

  • Team Building & Development
  • Vendor & Budget Management
  • Cross-Border Stakeholder Management
  • Program & Project Delivery (PMP, ITIL)

Defense in depth

Five layers, one program.

  1. 01

    Governance, Risk & Compliance

    ISO 27001:2022 ISMS built entirely in-house, including the 2013 → 2022 transition; IT controls audited by KPMG across 120+ branches; COBIT-based governance across 120+ branches.

  2. 02

    Network & Perimeter

    Segmentation across 120+ branch locations and a Tier-3 data center; firewall centralization, intrusion prevention, and secure VPN for multi-country operations.

  3. 03

    Identity & Access

    IAM/SSO/MFA and access governance across Germany, Singapore, and Vietnam; RBAC for 2,000+ employees; Zero Trust-aligned access controls.

  4. 04

    Data Protection

    Classification, encryption, and privacy-by-design; GDPR delivery for a German client (name withheld), PDPL/DPO services for a Dutch software company (name withheld), qualified Vietnam DPO.

  5. 05

    Applications, Cloud & Monitoring

    B2C platform at 200+ transactions/second under PCI-DSS-adjacent controls; 24/7 SIEM (Splunk) monitoring; multi-cloud operations at 99.99% uptime.

Experience

  1. Head of IT, Risk, Security & Data Protection

    SGH Asia (SGH Group) · 2021 – Present

    200 employees · BPO / IT Support / Software Development / Outsourcing · Germany / Singapore / Vietnam

    • Member of the Board of Management (BOM), reporting to the CEO on information security strategy, risk appetite, and compliance across three countries.
    • Built and maintained an ISO 27001:2022 ISMS entirely in-house — policy authorship, risk assessment, control implementation, and direct audit liaison with TÜV Vietnam through a full standard-version transition (2013 to 2022).
    • IAM/SSO/MFA implementation and access governance across three countries; automated vulnerability inspection and remediation cadence using AI-assisted scripting.
    • GDPR compliance for a German client (name withheld); PDPL/DPO services for a Dutch software company (name withheld); qualified Vietnam DPO under PDPL 2026.
    • Governed 20+ vendor and technology contracts, including security clauses and periodic review.
    • Oversaw infrastructure, cloud, and application runtime across multi-country operations — 99.99% uptime, 50% cost reduction.
  2. Head of IT Data Center & Security

    Hung Thinh Group · 2020 – 2021

    4,000 employees · Vietnam’s leading real estate developer

    • Built and operated SIEM (Splunk)-based security operations across a Tier-3 data center and IoT infrastructure for a billion-dollar Smart City development (1,000 hectares).
    • Vulnerability assessments and incident coordination — no security breach recorded during tenure (2020–2021).
    • Led Microsoft 365 deployment for 4,000 employees with privacy-by-design data assessments.
  3. Independent Consultant — Digital Transformation & R&D

    Own business · Dec 2019 – Oct 2020

    • Independent advisory and implementation across IT strategy, digital transformation, IT operations, and IT optimization, covering cloud, big data, social media, RPA, IoT, and blockchain trends.
  4. Head of IT Infrastructure & Security

    CJ CGV Vietnam (CJ Korea Group) · 2012 – 2019

    2,000 employees · 120+ branches

    • Architected and secured a B2C platform processing 200+ financial transactions/second, integrating major payment gateways under PCI-DSS-adjacent controls — network segmentation, encryption, tokenization, fraud detection — with no payment security breach recorded across the platform, 2012–2019.
    • IT controls audited by KPMG across 120+ branches; authored the IT Security Policy; COBIT-based governance framework applied across 120+ branches.
    • RBAC for 2,000+ employees; vendor risk assessment across 20+ technology providers.
    • Built, trained, and led a 33-person IT department across 120+ branch locations, with a 100B+ VND annual budget.
  5. IT Administrator & IT Supervisor

    Alstom Corp · SAScoat Vietnam (AVTECH) · 2010 – 2012

    • High-availability network systems, IT policies, and asset management for corporate sites and overseas employees.

Selected projects

Major programmes delivered as project manager and implementer.

CJ CGV Vietnam2016 – 2018

ERP — Enterprise Digital Transformation

Replaced fragmented small software with one centralized ERP consolidating accounting, HR, ticketing, distribution, purchasing, sales, marketing, and legal. Go-live on June 1, 2017 across nearly 60 branches and head offices within 8 hours, on Oracle RAC / DataGuard.

Go-live across ~60 branches and head offices within 8 hours

Oracle RAC / DataGuardSingle centralized ERP
CJ CGV Vietnam2017 – 2018

Contact Center — Professional Customer Service

Two-phase build: customer familiarization, then full contact center with CRM, ERP, and social-media integration (Facebook, Zalo), AI BOT plus Knowledge Base, and unified reporting for the customer-service team.

CRM + ERP integrationFacebook · ZaloAI BOT + Knowledge Base
CJ CGV Vietnam2013 – 2015

Private Cloud, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

VMware virtualization with NetApp / Dell / HP storage across data center and DR site; application clustering for committed SLAs. Business recovery in under 2 hours — near-impossible on the previous all-physical estate.

Business recovery in under 2 hours

VMwareNetApp / Dell / HP storageDC + DR site
CJ CGV Vietnam2012 – 2013

Network Restructure & Firewall Centralization

Rebuilt the entire IT infrastructure to a standard model that held as the business grew many-fold, and centralized management of firewall, switch, and PC fleets — an early step in digitizing and automating IT operations.

Standard model held as the business grew many-fold

Standard infrastructure modelFirewall · Switch · PC fleets
Hung Thinh Group2020 – 2021

Infrastructure Modernisation Programme

One programme covering four workstreams: infrastructure architecture for the Hai Giang Smart City development (Tier-3-standard data center, 200 m², WiFi across 1,000 hectares); standardized data center and SSO supporting the HT App ID super app; virtualization and Azure development (Power BI, Data Lake, ExpressRoute); and migration of 4,000 users from Google to Office 365.

4,000 users migrated to Office 365 · Tier-3-standard data center (200 m²)

Hai Giang Smart CityHT App ID (SSO)Azure · Power BI · Data LakeGoogle → Office 365

Certifications & Education

Certifications

Governance & Security

CCISOEC-Council
2025
Senior Lead Implementer, ISO 27001:2022Statement of Applicability covering all 94 controls
Jun 2026
AIMS Lead Implementer (ISO/IEC 42001:2023)TÜV SÜD · AI management systems implementation training
Oct 2026
Qualified Vietnam Data Protection Officer (VnDPO)Aligned to PDPL 2026
COBIT 5IT Governance

Cloud, Project & Service

PMPProject Management Professional · PMI
Dec 2025
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
2025
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
2025
ITIL v3/v4Service Management
Digital Transformation LeadershipBCG & University of Virginia

Earlier foundations

CEHCCNP/CCDPMCSE

Education

BS Computer Science
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 2011

Languages

  • Vietnamese — Native
  • English — Professional working proficiency

Contact

Open to senior leadership opportunities in IT, cybersecurity, and IT governance. The fastest way to reach me is by phone or email.