John Vreugdewater

Experience

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  Cap Gemini Sogeti

  Jan 1987 - Jan 2000

  IT Consultant

  • (1993 – 2000) Attached to ABN AMRO Bank in the Netherlands as team lead of the Business Support Group, International Division: • Provided on-site and off-site functional support across the globe to the SCORE (the Bank’s international standard wholesale banking platform) implementation teams; • Liaised with the implementation and development teams for functional enhancements; • Project Leader Business for the ABN AMRO ICBS (Consumer Banking front- and back-office system) implementations. Performing gap analyses for the Bank in various countries provided me with an excellent knowledge of the Consumer Banking products and processes;• (1990 – 1993) Nieuwe Hollandse Lloyd • Team leader responsible for the conversion of the back-office as well as front-office applications from different platforms onto an AS/400 • Programmer, functional designer and information analyst for various front-office and back-office applications• (1989 – 1990) Centraal Bureau Statistiek (Central Bureau of Statistics) • Programmer • (1988 – 1989) Centrale Belastingdienst (Central Tax Authorities) • System Tester for the Beheer van Relaties (client relation database) application• (1988 – 1988) Land Forces • Programmer for the automation of OTAS (Organisation and Authorisation Tables) Show less

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  ABN AMRO Bank

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  IT Consultant

  - Participate in regionwide initiative to manage costs- Document the IT infrastructure landscape in Asia- Implement reporting application in Australia

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  ABN AMRO Bank

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

  IT Auditor/Senior IT Auditor/Audit Manager

  Manage, teamlead and execute Technology and integrated audits in South Asia.

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  Royal Bank of Scotland Group

  Jan 2008 - May 2011

  Senior IT Audit Manager

  •Prepare and realise the annual IT Audit Plan and supporting the business auditors in planning and realising the integrated audits;•Manage the IT audit team through task assignments;•Ensure that audits conducted and methodology used are professional, of a high standards and completed in a timely manner;•Review audit scope, work papers and audit reports to ensure accuracy and consistency, the conclusions are reflective of the actual work conducted and are substantiated with supporting evidences;•Conduct half yearly staff appraisals, identify talents, plan career progressions and empower the team through delegation;•Manage the IT audit team’s budget on salary, bonuses and expenses;•Constantly motivate and provide strong, inspirational leadership and support to the IT audit team;•Maintain an “Open Door” policy with the team – always willing to listen and provide advice on all aspects;•Lead discussions with senior business unit leaders on audit observations and issues;•Challenge management to buy-in to audit’s recommendations on how to enhance controls;•Actively promote and encourage close working relationships with all business units to reduce barriers between audit and the business; •Be a key contact point for the external IT auditors;•Liaise with the regulators (Monetary Authority of Singapore) during their inspection;•Manage the relationships with the IT Management team;•Be a Subject Matter Expert for the Head Office Host Systems;•Regularly attend audit related seminars and conferences to keep updated on risk issues and changes across the businesses;•Be actively involved in setting the strategy and audit direction for the Asia team; and•Support and deputise for the Audit Partner Technology, Asia. Show less

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  ING

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2015

  IT Audit Manager Corporate Audit Services

  As part of a global team, responsible for the IT Audit coverage of ING International & Direct.

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  Deloitte

  Nov 2018 - now

  Director

  As a member of a regional team and reporting into the Audit Director for Technology and Operations Asia Pacific, I am overall responsible for audit coverage of Technology in Asia Pacific, including infrastructure, information and cybersecurity, applications, business continuity and technology risk management. I manage an international team of seven Technology Audit professionals to support me.