About Us

ABOUT US

Privacy Desk Suisse SA

A “Boutique of Privacy laws” founded in 2020 by professionals with over 20 years of experience in the field of Data Protection and in particularly by Labor Project Ltd, a company that aims to provide targeted and customized consultancy and training services especially regarding Comparative Privacy Law, with the utmost professionalism and customer focus.

Certifications

Doctor of law at the Università Statale in Milan.

CIPP_E | Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe – Certification issued by IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professional

CIPM | Certified Information Privacy Manager – Certification issued by IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professional

Data Protection Officer (Reg. N. DPO 0202 UNI 11697 certified by CEPAS a company of Bureau Veritas Italia SpA.

FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy) by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).

Matteo Colombo

Director of Privacy Desk Suisse SA.

Graduated in Law from the University of Milan.

Business consultant and trainer, expert in privacy and labor law.

After several years of experience in a leading multinational company in the Employment Agencies sector as a Risk Manager and member of the Legal Office team, he is a founding partner of Labor Project Ltd, a company that has been operating in Europe in the field of privacy compliance and corporate governance for over twenty years, of which he is currently the CEO.

Leading a team of experts, over the years he has assisted private companies and public administrations in complying with the Consolidated Privacy Act and GDPR. He is an external DPO for several major multinational companies.

Speaker at multiple events throughout Italy and Switzerland on privacy topics, lecturer in the CAS GDPR – LPD courses at SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland), and author of several books on the EU Privacy Regulation. Creator and lecturer of the Advanced Training Program for DPOs, which has surpassed 50 editions and 800 participants.

Over the years, he has obtained national and international certifications in privacy competencies, such as:

 

  • Data Protection Officer (UNI 11697 – CEPAS Certification, Bureau Veritas Italia SpA – DPO Registration No. 0202)
  • CIPP|E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe) issued by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) issued by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy) issued by IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)

 

He has obtained the certificate of the “Swiss Privacy Regulations” course and the “Cybersecurity and Cybercrime” course at SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland).

Founding Member and President of the Association of Data Protection Officers – ASSO DPO. Founder of the Linkedin group “ASSO DPO | Data Protection Officer”. Member of the Italian Privacy Experts group.

DPO Advisor for several multinational companies in Switzerland and the European Union.

OUR TEAM

Qualified and certified consultants

Roberta De Giusti

Expert in Legal Services for Corporate Lawyers.  Trainer and Privacy expert. Data Protection Officer (DPO). Data Protection Consultant CH. She attended the course “Swiss Privacy Law” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificate. UNI 11679 certified as Data Protection Officer (DPO) by CEPAS and Internal Auditor ISO 27001, Certified by Bureau Veritas Italia SpA.

For almost 10 years, Roberta has supported
multinationals, healthcare facilities and SMEs in the application of the GDPR
and in the management of Data Protection. Expert in Data Breach management, she
is also appointed as DPO of some important companies.

Teacher at SUPSI University (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Swizerland) and professional trainer in the field of data protection.

  • Data Protection Officer  – UNI 11679 Certification by CEPAS, a Bureau Veritas Italia SpA company (N. 486)
  • ISO 27001 Internal Auditor – Certified by Bureau Veritas Italia SpA

Gianfranco Valsecchi

Lawyer. He deals with law and technology, with a focus on data governance and data protection issues. Senior Consultant CH. UNI 11679 certified as Data Protection Officer (DPO) by CEPAS. He attended the course “Swiss Privacy Law” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificates.

He gained proven experience in contract,
corporate and IPRs matters. He is Residential Affiliate at the ISLC –
Information Society Law Center and teaching assistant of Legal Informatics at
the University of Milan (Law Faculty). He speaks Italian, Spanish and English.

Teacher at SUPSI University (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Swizerland) and professional trainer in the field of data protection.

  • Data Protection Officer  – UNI 11679 Certification by CEPAS, a Bureau Veritas Italia SpA company (N. 491)

Iliana Tounova

Personal data protection consultant and CEPAS UNI 11697 certified Data Protection Officer. She holds a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Milan. She has proven experience in managing different types of clients in the field of data protection. She obtained the certificate “Privacy and data processing in companies: FADP and GDPR in comparison” at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI.

  • ISO 27001 Internal Auditor – Certified by Bureau Veritas Italia SpA

Giano Cimen

Giano Cimen (lic. Oec.) provides consulting services and solutions in the area of corporate and financial affairs in Switzerland. He earned a degree in Economics after attending the university of Fribourg in Switzerland.

He then worked as an emerging market analyst for a consulting firm in Frankfurt (Germany). Once back in Switzerland, he started his professional career working for a private bank with the task of dealing with institutional and private customers. He was also a member of the bank’s management board and a member of the investment committee. He then served as managing director of a finance company in Lugano (CH), dealing with private equity and corporate finance. Thanks to this working experience he had the opportunity to consolidate and advance knowledge and competence in the finance and corporate field. He was a member of the Board of Directors of an Asset Management company subject to direct supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and he was a member of the Board of Directors of an IT company. In those years he obtained a Master’s Degree in Cross-Border Family Business Advisory. Thanks to the experience gained over the years, since 2016 he has been working as an independent financial and corporate adviser for CIMEN ADVISOR in Lugano (CH). He is proficient in German, French and English. He can speak Aramaic and has basic knowledge of Arabic.

OUR PARTNERS

Collaborations

Privacy Desk Suisse SA works with leading law firms in Switzerland as regards issues and aspects governed by Swiss law, for example employment law, data protection law and personality rights, commercial and contract law, criminal law, as well as e-commerce and technology.
In Switzerland’s Italian Region, the company avails itself of the CATTANEO BIONDA MAZZUCCHELLI law and notary office  (www.cbm-lex.ch), in particular of the Privacy and Data Protection team led by Gianni Cattaneo (attorney), with whom Matteo Colombo has been working for many years at a business and academic level.

Labor Project S.r.l. (www.laborprojetc.it) has been a leading point of reference in the field of Data Protection and GDPR consulting for over 20 years. It provides businesses with a high-level, comprehensive, and modern service in Privacy, Data Protection Officer (DPO) services, Compliance, and Training.

A company (www.opticondataswiss.ch) born from the desire to provide Swiss companies with highly professional and high-performance smart services necessary for compliance with regulations regarding the protection of personal data.

Video production and direction activities for the creation of branded and personalized content, both educational and informative for companies (www.laborevolution.com).