Christopher Beveridge

I'm a Managing Director in Risk Advisory Services and the National UK Head of Privacy & Data Protection Advisory for BDO.

I am responsible for developing the firm's privacy and data protection advisory methodologies and ensuring the quality of work delivered to clients.

I have been leading BDO's privacy and data protection advisory team for several years, delivering a range of privacy and data protection assurance and advisory services to clients across the public and private sector in the UK and globally. Specialising in advising clients on data protection and privacy issues which includes the UK Data Protection Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I also sit on the BDO Global Privacy Group and have a strong knowledge of ever-changing privacy regulatory requirements across the Globe.

I have ultimate oversight of the development of privacy maturity assessments, data protection compliance implementation programmes and outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) services, as well as managing ad-hoc data protection specific client queries and bespoke projects. I also act as a DPO for several organisations through BDO's outsourced DPO service offering.

I'm a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals ('IAPP') and I hold the Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E) qualification as well as being an accredited data protection trainer for the European Commission and European Parliament.

I'm also a qualified Chartered Accountant qualifying with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) in 2008.