About Us

ABOUT US

Privacy Desk Suisse SA

We started out as a firm focused on data protection, and over the years we have expanded our expertise to meet the evolving needs of businesses: today, we offer privacy consulting, specialized training, DPO support, cyber compliance, and AI governance.

 

Our goal is to simplify regulatory complexity and translate it into concrete, sustainable processes that can be effectively implemented in the business environment.

OUR TEAM

Qualified and certified consultants

Matteo Colombo

Graduated in Law from the University of Milan, he has been working in the field of data protection and integrated compliance for 25 years.

He founded Privacy Desk Suisse SA in 2020, where he serves as Director. He is a founding partner and Managing Director of Labor Project Srl, a leading consultancy and training firm specializing in integrated compliance. He holds the role of Data Protection Officer and member of Supervisory Boards for leading multinational companies and he is a speaker at international conferences. For many years, he has been a lecturer at SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) and a course coordinator for the CAS Data Protection Officer and AI Compliance Manager programmes. He holds IAPP CIPP|E, CIPM, CIPP|US and FIP certifications.

Author of books, podcasts, videos and educational content on data protection and artificial intelligence. He is a founding member of AIRIA | Association for the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and of the ASSO DPO Association, of which he is President.

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  • CIPP-E | Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe – Certificazione rilasciata da IAPP | International Association of Privacy Professional (scarica certificazione);
  • CIPM | Certified Information Privacy Manager – Certificazione IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professional) – (scarica certificazione);
  • Responsabile della protezione dei dati (Data Protection Officer) – N. Reg. DPO 0202 Certificazione CEPAS società di Bureau Veritas Italia SpA – UNI 11697 – (scarica certificazione);
  • FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy) rilasciata da IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) – (scarica certificazione);

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 Italian Switzerland (SUPSI), obtaining the relevant certificate.

UNI EN 17740 certified as Data Protection Officer (DPO) by CEPAS and Internal Auditor ISO 27001, Lead Auditor ISO 27001 and Auditor ISO 37301.

For almost 10 years, she 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 Italian Swizerland) and professional trainer in the field of data protection.

  • Data Protection Officer – Certificazione UNI 11679 CEPAS società di Bureau Veritas Italia SpA (N. 486)
  • Valutatore Interno ISO 27001 – Certificazione Bureau Veritas Italia SpA

Giano Cimen

Giano Cimen (lic. Oec.) provides consulting services and solutions incorporate 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 a network of qualified partners to offer its clients comprehensive support in the key areas of digital compliance, Swiss law, training, and related specialized services.

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.laborproject.it), since 2003, has been offering tailored consultancy and assistance services to businesses and public administrations in the field of Integrated Compliance: Privacy and Data Protection, DPO as a service, Legislative Decree 231/01 (MOG and AdV), ESG, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Compliance (GDPR, NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001), Training, and Interprofessional Funds.

Opticon Data Swiss was created with the goal of providing Swiss companies with smart, highly professional and high-performance services that are essential for ensuring compliance with regulations governing the new technology sector (www.opticondataswiss.ch).

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

Labor Compliance Desk is a hub that brings together companies, expertise, tools and regulatory compliance services to support organizations and professionals in a coordinated and integrated manner.