Hilary Treacy

Hilary is a Data Protection expert and a qualified solicitor in Ireland, England and Wales. Hilary has almost 2 decades’ experience working across various industry sectors in Ireland, including telecoms and banking, and over the past 8 years has worked as Group Data Protection Officer for various large Irish based multinational companies.
As a non-practising solicitor, Hilary now offers practical Data Protection training and support through Barbican Data Protection Services.
“The Role of the Data Protection Officer(DPO) under the New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)”.

Synopsis: The GDPR requires the mandatory appointment of a DPO in certain organisations and under certain circumstances. Does your organisation require a DPO? Who should you look to hire and what will their role and duties be?