Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Volunteer Work
Miscellaneous Information
Timeline
Generic

Chesney Wong

General Manager & VP Digital Solutions
Hong Kong

Summary

Chesney is a seasoned IT professional with rare balance of strong business acumen and extensive technical experience. Over the past 28 years, he has been a defining force in building and leading teams to develop award winning mobile applications and cloud platforms such as AFC LIVE, ParkingWE, DiscoveryHongKong, Shangri-la.com, TVB.com and the-AFC.com.

Chesney is a practitioner of long-life learning that keeps him refreshing with courses such as DBA, EMBA, MBA, PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, CMMI and SCRUM. He believes taking new challenges and breaking through comfort zone is the key to success in today’s business environment.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications

Work History

VP DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Football Marketing Asia/Asia Football Group
11.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: Asia Football Group is the exclusive commercial partner for Asia Football Confederations competitions
  • Lead digital transformation, fostering cross-functional collaboration and managing multimillion dollar budgets to enhance fan engagement and experience through advanced, diverse digital platforms
  • Manage external vendors and coordinate internal stakeholders to define project requirements, ensuring digital solutions alignment with business goals
  • Catalysed digital engagement across Asia, achieving a record high in AFC Asian Cup 2023 tournament attendance in Qatar and Fantasy Football game subscriptions by integrating real-time sports data and fan-focused digital solutions

GENERAL MANAGER AI PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS

Wisers Information
03.2019 - 08.2019
  • Company Overview: Wisers Information Limited provides AI-driven media intelligence solutions, with strategic partnerships in cloud solution providers
  • Directed AI product development, leading teams to create innovative solutions for the retail sector and form strategic partnership with tech giant Microsoft to enhance cloud solutions deployment capabilities and competitive edge
  • Steered AI product strategy, translating complex lab capabilities into market-ready solutions that addressed critical industry needs, leveraging extensive knowledge in AI and NLP to develop and commercialise innovative fintech solutions
  • Spearheaded creation of cloud-based AI and media intelligence platform, incorporating advanced NLP and machine learning technologies, laying foundation for potential revenue increases in the finance and retail sectors

GENERAL MANAGER PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION GROUP IT

Hutchison Ports
01.2018 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Hutchison Ports is a leading port investor, developer and operator with business in 52 ports, spanning 26 countries
  • Directed flagship product life cycle management for global port terminal operations and services, managing a team of 100 and overseeing both in-house and outsourced IT contracts and projects across various international locations
  • Implemented and managed software development life cycle processes for consistency across the portfolio, establishing a framework for evaluating and adopting new technologies such as microservices to drive business solutions, promoting knowledge sharing and best practice benchmarking across global teams
  • Transformed port operations with flagship product nGen, overseeing deployment in over 20 global ports, leading to a 15% improvement in operational efficiency

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MissionSky Inc
04.2016 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: MissionSky is an IT services firm with rapid growth, focusing on mobile and web app development, catering to international clients
  • Spearheaded business development initiatives to grow the business unit's annual revenue and headcount significantly, while driving mobile and web app application services expansion
  • Navigated market trends to identify business opportunities, devising strategies that capture new growth avenues for web and mobile applications
  • Drove division's revenue growth, delivering 50% annual increase through strategic planning and key account acquisitions

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Wisers Information Limited
02.2010 - 04.2016
  • Company Overview: An innovation leader in AI-powered media intelligence platforms, serving over a thousand clients globally
  • Led 100-member team across multiple offices - Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Nanjing – developed a reliable and scalable cloud platform with 99.95% uptime and significantly boosted company revenue streams
  • Implemented advanced web crawling and automatic content extraction technologies, setting a new standard for media monitoring services
  • Revamped traditional news clipping products to SaaS platform, supporting multiple product lines and industries for 1000+ clients

GENERAL MANAGER OVERSEAS BUSINESS

Achievo Corporation
01.2007 - 02.2010
  • Company Overview: A global Products, IT Solutions and Services provider serving clients globally
  • Initiated and developed a new business unit from virtually zero to more than 100 headcounts, and had managed to meet and exceed P&L targets (acquired "million dollar" accounts such as Yahoo and HAVI group)
  • Acted as central hub between US Sales and China Delivery teams, assess and allocate projects based on business opportunities and skill set matching
  • Led SEPG and SQA team to define the Achievo development processes, tools and methodologies which were successfully passed CMM3 and CMMI-5 standards

PRODUCT MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGER

Cross Information Technology Ltd
04.2001 - 08.2002

SENIOR ENGINEER/ANALYST/ARCHITECT

Modem Media Ltd
08.1999 - 04.2001

ASSISTANT COMPUTER ENGINEER

Cyberspace Centre, HKUST
04.1997 - 08.1999

ANALYST

Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)
09.1996 - 04.1997

Education

Doctor of Business Administration - Business Administration

University of Newcastle
Australia
07.2021 - 04.2014

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

University of Wales
09.2018 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

HKUST
09.1993 - 06.1996

Skills

  • Entrepreneurship & Strategic Leadership

  • Digital Transformation & AI Applications

  • Innovation & Technology Adoption

  • Team Development & Coaching

  • Project & Vendor Management

  • Budget Planning & Control

  • Partnership & Ecosystem Design

  • NGO & Volunteers Engagement

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance, 2017

Volunteer Work

  • Chairman & Director, Conservative Baptist Association of Hong Kong, 01/01/15, Present
  • Chairman & Director, The Growth Mindset Education Association Co. Ltd, 01/01/21, Present
  • Mentor of Servant Leadership of Integrity Programme, CEO Global, 01/01/21, Present

Miscellaneous Information

Languages: Proficient in English; Fluent in Mandarin, Native in Cantonese

Interests: Soccer enthusiast, Gym fitness, Volunteer work

Availability: 1 Month’s Notice

Timeline

Doctor of Business Administration - Business Administration

University of Newcastle
07.2021 - 04.2014

VP DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Football Marketing Asia/Asia Football Group
11.2019 - Current

GENERAL MANAGER AI PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS

Wisers Information
03.2019 - 08.2019

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

University of Wales
09.2018 - 06.2011

GENERAL MANAGER PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION GROUP IT

Hutchison Ports
01.2018 - 03.2019

VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MissionSky Inc
04.2016 - 12.2017

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Wisers Information Limited
02.2010 - 04.2016

GENERAL MANAGER OVERSEAS BUSINESS

Achievo Corporation
01.2007 - 02.2010

PRODUCT MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGER

Cross Information Technology Ltd
04.2001 - 08.2002

SENIOR ENGINEER/ANALYST/ARCHITECT

Modem Media Ltd
08.1999 - 04.2001

ASSISTANT COMPUTER ENGINEER

Cyberspace Centre, HKUST
04.1997 - 08.1999

ANALYST

Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)
09.1996 - 04.1997

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

HKUST
09.1993 - 06.1996

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Chesney WongGeneral Manager & VP Digital Solutions