Jersey’s Data Protection Authority has announced the appointment of four Non-Executive Directors to the board overseeing Jersey’s Office of the Information Commissioner (JOIC).
The appointments include:
• Clarisse Girot, who brings significant experience in data protection and privacy regulation in Europe and Asia, most recently as a Senior Research Fellow, Data Privacy Project Lead, at the Asian Business Law Institute in Singapore
• David Smith, who formerly served as Deputy Information Commissioner to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office
• Gailina Liew, who has expertise in ethical implications of new technologies and leads the Jersey Policy Forum, as well as sitting on the Jersey Appointments Commission as Vice Chair and Commissioner
• John Harris, who recently retired after 12 years as Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission
The board has been formed as the JOIC transitions towards greater independence from the States of Jersey, in line with requirements of the European Data Protection Regulation. It will support the local office whilst holding it to account, having financial and strategic oversight. It will contribute to ensuring that the island retains its EU adequacy status with a free flow of data.
The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, has signed a ministerial decision to appoint the new members of the board. There is a two-week notification period during which the States Assembly has the power to amend the decision.
The new appointments will be made official after the two-week period and will take up a three-year term of office as of Monday 29 October.