International Association of Privacy Professionals Announces the 2014 Executive Committee

Jennifer Stoddart, former Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Bank of America’s Christine Frye and MasterCard’s JoAnn Stonier join IAPP Board of Directors.

Portsmouth, NH – February 24, 2014 – Today the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) announced new roles within the executive committee along with the selection of three new directors including Jennifer Stoddart, former privacy commissioner of Canada, Christine Frye, CIPP/US, CIPM, chief privacy officer, Bank of America and JoAnn Stonier, executive vice president of privacy and information governance, MasterCard. The new board additions will bring along their extensive experience and privacy knowledge to actively support and promote the privacy profession.

The executive committee changes include the appointment of Scott Taylor, CIPP/US, vice president and chief privacy officer, Hewlett-Packard Company, to serve as chairman. The 2014 IAPP Executive Committee includes:

Scott Taylor, CIPP/US, chairman of the IAPP, vice president and chief privacy officer, Hewlett-Packard Company
James M. Byrne, CIPP/G, CIPP/IT, CIPP/US, vice chairman of the IAPP, chief privacy officer and associate general counsel, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Hilary M. Wandall, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, treasurer of the IAPP, AVP, compliance and chief privacy officer, Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenneth P. Mortensen, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPP/G, CIPM, secretary of the IAPP, vice president, assistant general counsel & chief privacy officer, CVS Caremark Corporation
Brendon Lynch, CIPP/US, past chairman of the IAPP, chief privacy officer, Microsoft Corporation

“I’m honored to take on the role of Chairman and excited to welcome to our board distinguished privacy professionals that have been instrumental in shaping the privacy industry,” said IAPP Chairman Scott Taylor, vice president and chief privacy officer, Hewlett-Packard Company, “As the privacy landscape rapidly changes, it’s essential to continue to provide privacy education and awareness to keep pace, and our new board members will help us to do so.”

Board of Directors

The three distinguished new members of the board of directors continue the IAPP’s tradition of representing the full spectrum of the profession worldwide:

Christine Frye, CIPP/US, CIPM, is senior vice president and chief privacy officer for Bank of America. She is responsible for leading the Enterprise Privacy and Cross Border Data Movement Compliance Program at Bank of America with global responsibility for overseeing compliance with related laws and regulations, establishing standards and policies, and implementing the company’s compliance framework for Privacy and Cross Border Data Movement.
Jennifer Stoddart is the former privacy commissioner of Canada. During her term as privacy commissioner, Stoddart oversaw a number of important investigations, including those concerning the privacy policies and practices of the popular social networking site Facebook and a massive data breach at U.S. retail giant TJX, which owns Winners and HomeSense stores in Canada.
JoAnn Stonier is the executive vice president of privacy and information governance for MasterCard, responsible for worldwide privacy compliance and information governance for the enterprise. Stonier is responsible for identifying MasterCard’s data strategy as an element of the company’s product and business strategy as well as for the management of privacy and data protection compliance and regulatory engagement on a global basis.

The directors join leaders from Google Inc., Covington & Burling LLP, CVS Caremark Corporation, LLC, Graduate Management Admission Council, Hewlett-Packard Company, Hunton & Williams LLP, Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Weather Channel, McAfee, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Network Advertising Initiative, Deutsche Post, Merck & Co., Inc. and Siemens AG. The full list can be found here.

About the IAPP

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, helping practitioners develop and advance their careers and organizations manage and protect their data. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit association that helps define, support and improve the privacy profession globally. More information about the IAPP is available at iapp.org.

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