Our Team - Outsourced Data Protection Officers GDPR and Data Protection Compliance

It's all about our People

What makes a great Data Protection Officer? There are of course many accomplished and qualified privacy professionals, but very few have what is required to be an outstanding DPO within our team. We know this because we’ve reviewed hundreds of privacy professionals’ CVs and we regularly interview the exceptional candidates. However, as you will see below, we recruit only those DPOs that demonstrate the specific knowledge, the precise skill set and explicit experience required to meet the exceptionally high standard you require and we set for the role.

Our DPOs

Ben

Data Protection Officer

Ben is a Certified Information Privacy Manager who has a strong background working in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and legal sectors. An LLB (Hons) Law and Legal Practice Course graduate, Ben has worked as a Data Protection Officer for multiple private organisations…

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David

Data Protection Officer

David holds a Graduate Diploma in Law, a B.A. from Oxford and is a qualified Data Protection Professional with ISEB qualifications in Data Protection and Freedom of Information. David has more than a decade’s experience in implementing and monitoring data protection compliance in the healthcare sector…

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Eno

Data Protection Officer

Eno is a certified GDPR Practitioner and experienced Data Protection Officer with a Master of Law degree (LLM) from University College London. With a strong background as a Business Consultant for Deloitte and BT, she has developed and diversified her specialism…

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Ian

Data Protection Officer

Ian is a highly qualified data protection officer, holding the CIPP/E qualification, as well as the GDPR Practitioner certificate. Ian is also a qualified teacher and ex deputy headmaster, and has been the Data Protection Officer for over 130 schools…

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Katrina

Data Protection Officer

Katrina holds a first-class honours degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in legal practice (with distinction). As an IAPP CIPP/E qualified privacy professional, Katrina specialises in DSARs, LIA/DPIAs, policies, licences and service agreements, and research and advisory guidance…

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Matt

Data Protection Officer

Matt has an honours degree in law (LLB) and is a certified EU GDPR Data Protection Practitioner. Before becoming a Data Protection Officer, he had a successful career spanning 16 years in local government. Matt also holds a post-graduate diploma in Trading Standards…

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Matt

Data Protection Officer

Matt is a certified Data Protection Officer with excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail and expertise as a data privacy consultant, auditor and trainer for multinational organisations. He has extensive experience tackling complex data privacy projects across a range of sectors…

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Michael

Data Protection Officer

Michael is a certified Data Protection Practitioner who brings a depth of experience to the DPO Centre. This includes his multifaceted experience in the trade union sector and his performance as data protection officer for a range of international higher education providers…

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Ngozi

Data Protection Officer

Ngozi is a certified information privacy and data protection professional with extensive practical experience both in the UK and internationally. She is also a certified ISO 27001 lead implementer and auditor. As a common law qualified lawyer, with a Master of Laws degree…

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Nish

Data Protection Officer

Nish is a certified GDPR practitioner who brings broad experience to the role, ranging from Corporate IT, running his own SMEs, to Public Sector work. His Corporate IT roles include project management, business analysis and training…

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Paul F

Data Protection Officer

Paul has a Master’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance and is a CIPP/E and CIPM qualified data protection and privacy professional. Immediately before joining the DPO Centre Paul was the in-house Data Protection Officer for an Insurance Company…

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Paul W

Data Protection Officer

Paul has a legal background including a Master’s degree (LL.M) in Information Rights Law and Practice. Alongside this he also holds BCS certificates specialising in Data Protection, Information Security and The Freedom of Information Act. He is an experienced Data Protection Officer having gained over 13 years’ experience…

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Pippa

Junior Data Protection Officer

Pippa holds a first class Master’s degree in law and social justice (LLM) and a first class law degree (LLB) with honours. During her university studies, Pippa joined us at the DPO Centre, contributing to the creation of many…

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Ravi

Data Protection Officer

An LLB (Hons) law graduate and qualified GDPR Practitioner, Ravi has a broad range of experience in data protection and privacy. He’s worked both in-house legal and compliance for major international pharmaceutical companies, and as an external GDPR consultant for companies in a variety of other sectors…

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Stuart

Data Protection Officer

Stuart is a highly experienced and results orientated senior compliance professional with legal training. He has extensive hands-on experience working within organisations to deliver strategic improvements to their compliance and data protection practices and culture…

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Tianna

Data Protection Officer

Tianna is a certified Data Protection Officer with extensive experience in providing in-house legal and compliance counsel across a number of sectors. As a group data protection lead, she has supported organisations through the transition from the Data Protection Act 1998 to the GDPR…

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Yinka

Data Protection Officer

Yinka is an LLB (Hons) law graduate and a qualified project manager with a strong background in the financial sector. Yinka possesses a broad range of experience in data protection and privacy…

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The Rest of the Team

Rob Masson

CEO

As founder and CEO of The DPO Centre, Rob is actively driving innovation, transformation and thought leadership in data protection and privacy. With over 30 years of business experience, Rob has been involved in delivering solutions to some of the world’s largest and most respected companies.

Rob set up The DPO Centre to assist organisations of all sizes to identify how evolving Data Protection legislation will affect them, the steps they need to take to comply, and how when implemented well, compliance builds trust, confidence, loyalty and engagement.

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Lenitha

Head of DPOs / Data Protection Officer

Lenitha became an integral member of the DPO Centre team soon after its inception and has continued to be instrumental in its continued growth and development. As a member of the board and Head of DPOs, Lenitha provides effective leadership across our Data Protection Officer teams.

Overseeing project management, assigning resources and responsibilities and monitoring and reporting on our service KPIs.

Lenitha is a certified EU GDPR Data Protection Practitioner with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Management. She has extensive experience delivering large scale projects, both in local government and the private sector.  Technically strong, Lenitha is also a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and holds a range of certifications in cloud security.

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Kaye

Head of Client Services

Kaye has a Master’s degree (with distinction) and a BA hons (first class) in History. She is an experienced account and commercial manager and has worked as a legal adviser, specialising in areas of debt and consumer law, general law, tax, and probate law.

Kaye heads up the back-office team and makes sure everyone is in the right place at the right time, so is a vital part of our team.

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Matt

Head of Sales

Matt has over 25 years of business development and sales experience. He therefore brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role of Head of Sales that he has gained from working with a range of organisations and global corporates.

Before joining The DPO Centre, Matt successfully managed his own sales training business, assisting sales managers to improve their processes, and coaching business development teams to improve their results. Matt is also the author of two 5 star rated sales development books.

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Milagros (Mili)

Personal Assistant

Milagros has a first-class bachelor’s degree (with hons) and a first-class master’s degree, both in hotel management and speaks multiple languages fluently, including Spanish, Portuguese, French and English . She has worked in a wide variety of roles organising and co-ordinating activities and events.

Mili is the Personal Assistant to our sales and operations department, where her broad range of experience certainly comes in very handy in our ever-busier office.

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Francesca

Personal Assistant to Head of DPOs

Francesca is an experienced senior PA with extensive experience in the legal industry, gained from working at ‘Magic Circle’ law firms and the Queen’s Solicitors. She is therefore very familiar with the need to be efficient and effective.

Francesca is PA to Lenitha, The DPO Centre’s Head of DPOs. Francesca’s background and strong skillset enables her to support Lenitha in enabling The DPO Centre and its DPO team to run even more smoothly.

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Louise

PR Specialist

Louise is a PR specialist with over 20 years’ experience as a consultant and board member of one of the UK’s leading independent PR consultancies, London-based Lansons. Having worked with organisations such as The Economist, The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), Wealthify and Post Office Money, Louise is an expert in her field.

Louise’s role at The DPO Centre is to help us raise our profile and promote our range of services, especially into the financial services sector, and to continue to communicate our ongoing success.

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Board of Directors

Rob Masson

CEO

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Lenitha

Head of DPOs & Board Member

Overseeing project management, assigning resources and responsibilities and monitoring and reporting on our service KPIs.

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Andrew

Non-Executive Director

Andrew has a wealth of experience commercialising and marketing technical products and services, both in the UK and overseas. A Chartered Engineer with an MBA from London Business School, he has held senior positions in a wide range of B2B and B2C businesses.

He has also been recognised as one of the British Venture Capital Association’s top entrepreneurs. Andrew used to act as the DPO Centre’s CMO, he worked with the back office team to develop our systems and processes.

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Ian

Non-Executive Director

Ian is a corporate lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in private practice during which time he has worked with local, national and international companies on a wide range of corporate and commercial projects. Contrary to the popular view of lawyers, he sees his job more as one of practical problem solving and has always enjoyed the opportunity to, through involvement with his clients, find out how a variety of business sectors really work.

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Kym

Non-Executive Director

Kym has an impressive track record of outstanding performance at senior levels in Risk, Transformational Change, Customer Service and Operations Management over a 30+ year period within the Financial Services Industry.

Since leaving full time City life, Kym has continued as an Executive Coach and Mentor, become a Business Consultant supporting large City Banks, taken a directorship role with a Financial Services Recruitment Company, and been a Non-Executive Director for a FinTech start up, and Housing Trust

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Mark

Non-Executive Director

Mark has worked as a Finance Director within professional accountancy and later in the Motor Industry, Clothing Manufacturing, Professional Sports, Food Manufacturing and Agriculture.

For the past 16 years, Mark has operated as a portfolio Finance Director working for multiple companies at one time.This included working closely in industries such as Telecoms, Commercial Laundry, various businesses within Construction, Engineering, various Manufacturers, Professional Services, Marketing, Waste Management and in the Arts. The vast majority of these businesses are owner managed or family companies

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Peter

Non-Executive Director

Peter has an impressive 33 years banking experience and is used to dealing with clients of all types from start-ups to multinational businesses. Peter has a post graduate diploma in coaching and specialises in helping to grow SMEs, particularly with Service, Business Development, Finance and using new technology to effect change in a more efficient way.

Peter is a qualified Clarity4D coach and trains people on how to make the most of LinkedIn. He is a co-founder of Innovation Lab in Suffolk, which is a working space for early stage technology business, enabling him to support many start-ups and promote ‘Suffolk’ as a great place to live and work.

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