Successfully transitioned the data protection compliance programme in house.

Served as Nippon Express Group's interim EMEA & UK Data Protection Officer covering all aspects of privacy and data compliance. Addressed new multi-country compliance for international data transfers, contract addendums, data protection agreements and vendor compliance.

JP is Co-founder and CEO of Sovy Trust Solutions Limited, delivering Compliance as a Service, DPO as a Service, EU & UK Regulatory Representation, Global Whistleblowing Disclosure & Case Management, Audit Automation and Workplace Monitoring for Highly Sensitive Service and Agent Operations.Sovy serves all-sized businesses globally, with a suite of compliance solutions and expert advisory covering data privacy, conduct, anti-fraud and supply-chain regulations. We have public cloud and private cloud offerings. Our technology is underpinned by three patents in progress.Our clients win new business by proving they are compliant in the markets and supply chains they serve!Be a Sovy alliance partner and we'll take great care of your clients!

Single Family Office, early-stage investment and advisory firm.

Serve on the Board as a Patron supporter through Sovy.

Fractional Chief Risk and Chief Security Officer services, security and risk retained advisory.

Served as Interim Chief Information Security and Risk Officer (Dec 2014 to Aug 2015) and as Risk Advisor to Sheetz, the innovative, award-winning specialty convenience-store chain.

Regional exec in new role to implement a strong, sustainable risk operating model in security and risk, address regulatory sanctions and a failed risk and compliance program; create global centers of excellence for first- and second-line risk servicesDecisive leadership, collaborative approach and a winning plan produced tangible results• KPIs, KRIs trended strongly as control environment stabilized, risk profile improved• Supervisory, internal audit opinions became favorable• Board lifted Resolutions from FRB, OCC, FDIC and States Orders and MRA/MRIAs• Capital strength improved, net income grew • Financial-crime losses dropped sharply; operational losses down steadily year over year• Resolved massive 2008 WorldPay cyber breach, paving way for sale• Citizens rated 4th most trusted retail bank for security and privacy by Ponemon in 2012 • RBS Americas rated category leader for security and risk operating model by leading consultancy in 2012• Citizens prepared for future separation as part of RBS strategic planAs CSO Americas• Accountable to RBS Americas’ Exec Committee, CFG and RBS Boards• Independent opinion on state of physical to digital security, fraud, financial crime, resiliency risk• Set GRC strategy, policy, standards, operating model, assurance regimen• Oversight and challenge of risk identification, assessment, tolerance, measurement and disposition• Served on Group, Board Risk Committees, Foundation AdvisoriesAs EVP Risk, Business Services Americas• Accountable to RBS Americas CRO, RBS Group, business-line CROs and CEOs (CFG, Markets and Investments, ABN Amro-NV, Global Transaction Services, WorldPay)• Championed, then implemented integrated risk services model for first- and second-line activities in Technology, Operations, Global Service Centers, Properties/Aviation, Procurement, Security, Risk, Change Management, HR, Finance• Led sustained delivery during massive remediation efforts which consumed the bank for three years

Accountable for technology, operations, operational and services risk, security and continuity, data protection, IT security infrastructure, application systems security and security operations efforts for Treasury & Securities Services and Commercial Banking operating in 38 countries; accountable to COO and CROReshaped tech, ops and operational risk services after mega-merger, instilled trust, led global team, exposed risk posture and brought risk to acceptable levels; improved control and regulatory position while driving down costs by 50%Installed large-scale implementations of network, system and application security (e.g. for identity/access management, vulnerability and threat prevention, detection and response, technology governance risk and compliance metrics)Revamped bankwide systems access operations to reduce complexity and streamline access management. Significantly improved OCC, FSA and international regulatory exam outcomes while redirecting inefficient spend to automationLeveraged enterprise risk management frameworks and reduced risk and policy management costs by 30% to serve multiple regulatory demands (e.g., OCC, FSA UK, FSA Japan, Singapore MA, Hong Kong MA) and handle multiple, concurrent SAS70s, SOX, GLBA, FFIEC and risk due-diligence efforts

Worked with private equity firms to restructure and sell a payments-processing portfolio company. Delivered high-volume online transaction processing for NYC Depart of Finance's 10 million annual parking ticket payments program during integration into buyers’ operations

Decreased cost and time-to-market and increased profitable revenue by fixing an off-course partnership between IT and business, retraining IT teams and upgrading technology infrastructure, readying the company for public offering

Commercial Cards: Led IT, operations and technology sales. Pioneered high-volume online web and phone servicing systems, with innovations in transaction-processing and fraud management; joint development of EDI data integration with Visa, Mastercard, merchant acquirers, card-processors and cash-management clients; involved in Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) development. Established service center operations and technical sales group. Highly regarded as a top closer for corporate and government client new businessGlobal Consumer Banking: Enabled Citibanking, introducing web and phone access to open retail online channels; automated North America and Europe branch operations. Led internal policy and regulatory compliance rise from 28% to 95% as Security Technology & Privacy Officer to Legal Affairs Office and Regional Technology Export Compliance Officer

Retainer research services focusing on Aritifical Intelligence

Delivered security technology solutions for federal clients; integrated adaptive-computing techniques into defense applications; held government clearances