Keshvin Singh
Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy
Technology Advisory
Executive Summary
Keshvinderjit Singh is currently an Executive Director in Cybersecurity and Privacy at BDO Malaysia.
He brings extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational oversight, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation programmes across sectors such as telecommunications, banking, oil & gas, and logistics.
Keshvin has deep expertise in Cyber Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Data Privacy, Third-Party Risk Management, and Cyber Business Continuity Management (BCM). His achievements include leading IT and cybersecurity enhancements for financial institutions, integrating cyber risk into Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and developing cybersecurity strategies for major organisations, including a leading Southeast Asian telco group and two of Malaysia’s largest plantation companies. He also established data privacy programmes, implemented a group-wide Security Operations Centre (SOC), and standardised GRC practices.
In his former role at a leading multinational IT company, Keshvin led the migration and ongoing operations of billing applications, overseeing and managing four major applications end-to-end. This included application and infrastructure setup, process design, security, and testing. He implemented DevOps practices to accelerate and enhance application delivery in line with go‑to‑market demands, while maintaining responsibility for security management.
Notably, Keshvin spearheaded Malaysia’s largest Cyber Security Centre programme and led an award-winning cyber programme. Prior to joining the firm, Keshvin was an Executive Director at KPMG.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / EDUCATION
He brings extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational oversight, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation programmes across sectors such as telecommunications, banking, oil & gas, and logistics.
Keshvin has deep expertise in Cyber Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Data Privacy, Third-Party Risk Management, and Cyber Business Continuity Management (BCM). His achievements include leading IT and cybersecurity enhancements for financial institutions, integrating cyber risk into Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and developing cybersecurity strategies for major organisations, including a leading Southeast Asian telco group and two of Malaysia’s largest plantation companies. He also established data privacy programmes, implemented a group-wide Security Operations Centre (SOC), and standardised GRC practices.
In his former role at a leading multinational IT company, Keshvin led the migration and ongoing operations of billing applications, overseeing and managing four major applications end-to-end. This included application and infrastructure setup, process design, security, and testing. He implemented DevOps practices to accelerate and enhance application delivery in line with go‑to‑market demands, while maintaining responsibility for security management.
Notably, Keshvin spearheaded Malaysia’s largest Cyber Security Centre programme and led an award-winning cyber programme. Prior to joining the firm, Keshvin was an Executive Director at KPMG.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / EDUCATION
- Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
- Bachelor of Information Technology, UCSI University
- Prince 2
- ITIL
- Six Sigma
- CCNA
- SCRUM