Office of the Privacy Commissioner | New appointment: Jon Duffy appointed as Assistant Commissioner - privacy
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Duffy to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Operations.
Mr Duffy is currently Head of Trust & Safety at Trade Me, where he deals with consumer and compliance issues. He has held that role since 2011, and during that time oversaw the restructure and expansion of Trade Me’s Trust and Safety function in 2016.
“Jon brings a mix of practical and consumer focused expertise”, said Mr Edwards. He has worked in a regulatory role at the Commerce Commission and in the establishment of the Real Estate Agents Authority.
Mr Duffy is an advisory board member for CERT NZ, and is a board member of Consumer NZ, and board member and deputy chair of Netsafe.
“Jon’s experience in working with these consumer protection and information technology networks will enhance our efforts to safeguard consumers and citizens across the economy,” said Mr Edwards.
Mr Duffy is expected to take up his new role at the Privacy Commissioner’s Office in mid July 2018.
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For further information, contact Sam Williams on 021 959 050.