It's all about our People
We are a people business and we love what we do. The service we provide is individual and personal, however we work as a close-knit team. Our DPOs are all experts in data protection, but each individual has specialisms in specific areas of the laws, experience of varying industry sectors and a detailed knowledge of member state/country specifics. We also implement and constantly evolve our procedures and policies that have been applied across numerous organisations, as well as utilise constantly evolving documentation that has been enhanced from our experience across a wide range of industry sectors.
This all adds up to ensuring our team of DPOs possess a far greater depth of knowledge than a single person could ever maintain, which means we fundamentally believe our DPOs provide far greater value for this key role than is possible from an independent contractor or internal employee.
Our DPOs
Elisavet
Data Protection Officer
A highly qualified, multi-lingual lawyer and member of the Greek bar, Elisavet has worked as internal legal consultant, data protection officer and an advocate giving advice on a wide range of data protection and privacy issues. She has worked with clients in numerous sectors including political membership organisations, universities, retail, eCommerce and gaming companies.
Elisavet brings a wide international perspective having worked in Sweden and Greece before the United Kingdom. She has two Masters degrees in law with her thesis subjects including the impact of Article 17 of the GDPR and the judicial protection of human rights.
With her highly tuned legal, investigative and research skills, along with her meticulous interpretation of laws, rulings and regulations, Elisavet is an invaluable asset to the DPO Centre team.
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, in recent years she has developed and diversified her specialism into Privacy and Data Protection. She is an excellent analyst and strategic thinker with a broad range of industry experience, including International Commodity Trading, FMCG, Telecoms and Commercial Property.
Ian
Data Protection Officer
Ian is a certified GDPR Practitioner and highly experienced Data Protection Officer.
A qualified teacher and ex deputy headmaster, Ian has been the Data Protection Officer for over 130 schools as well working as a County Council Management Information Consultant. He has extensive financial knowledge and has attained both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting and finance.
Having been a Troop Commander with the Royal Engineers and with natural investigative and training skills Ian is very comfortable working at all organisational levels including the most senior to give the best possible advice, guidance and support.
Lenitha
Data Protection Officer / Head of DPOs
Lenitha is results driven, business focused and highly passionate about data protection. She is a certified EU GDPR Data Protection Practitioner with a Business Management Degree specialising in Marketing Management and has extensive experience delivering large scale local government and private sector projects. She therefore brings a unique mix of experience and skills to the role of Data Protection Officer. Lenitha is also a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and has completed other certifications with an emphasis on cloud security, which plays a key part in a comprehensive data protection strategy.
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 and qualified as a Trading Standards Officer in 2006. In that role, Matt was responsible for enforcing over 250 pieces of UK and European-derived legislation, often complex and technical in nature. Matt is experienced in undertaking audits with businesses ranging from SMEs to national companies, advising on compliance and the requirements of due diligence. With a keen eye for detail, Matt has also been responsible for investigating serious breaches in legislation, creating case files and achieving successful outcomes at court.
Michael
Data Protection Officer
Michael is a certified Data Protection Practitioner who brings a depth of experience to the 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.
Michael’s expertise in the field of cross-national jurisdictions, coupled with his innate proven ability in leadership and project management, adds yet another dimension to the rich resource within our DPO team.
Nish
Data Protection Officer
Nish is a certified Data Protection Officer 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, as well as delivering urgent, high priority projects for large organisations. Nish has set up and run three SMEs in the events, eCommerce and property sectors. His public sector roles include a large-scale Council/Highways regeneration project and, at Parish Council level, being a Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. Nish brings experience, knowledge and a passion for helping organisations achieve compliance with the GDPR.
Phillip
Data Protection Officer
Phillip brings over 10 years’ of experience in the field of data protection to the DPO Centre team. He worked for many years within the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), firstly as a case officer and then a lead policy officer. He has also acted as a consultant Data Protection Officer for a range of clients from a variety of sectors.
With a wealth of experience in on-site training and e-learning, Phillip excels at designing and delivering data protection training programmes, as well as analysing and evaluating its effectiveness within any given organisation.
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.
Ravi brings a wealth of data protection and privacy experience particularly with cross border transfers and working with international Supervisory Authorities.
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. This has required working closely to build lasting relationships with other business leaders and their teams.
With particular experience in financial services, M&A and security, Stuart’s particular strengths and expertise include managing and handling sensitive data.
The Rest of the Team
Rob Masson
CEO
Founder of The DPO Centre. With over 30 years of business experience, Robert is a veteran entrepreneur and thought leader who has been involved in delivering solutions and services to some of the world’s largest and most respected companies. He has advised a broad range of organisations on the most effective strategies to meet their goals and is an expert adviser on compliance with data protection regulations.
Robert set up The DPO Centre to assist organisations of all sizes to identify how evolving Data Protection and ePrivacy legislation will affect them, the steps they need to take to comply, and how when implemented well, compliance builds trust, confidence, loyalty and engagement.
Andrew Dahl
CMO
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 and has been recognised as one of the British Venture Capital Association’s top entrepreneurs. As well as acting as CMO, Andrew works with the back office team to develop our systems and processes as the DPO Centre continues to grow.
Kaye Greenway
Head of Client Services
Kaye has a Masters 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 and is a vital part of the team.