TRUSTe Hires Ray Everett & Elizabeth Blass To Strengthen Privacy Innovation & Client Support
TRUSTe hires Ray Everett CIPP/US as Director of Product for Compliance Solutions and Elizabeth Blass as Vice President for Client Services to strengthen its commitment to privacy innovation and client support.
- (1888PressRelease) April 29, 2014 - TRUSTe, the leading global data privacy management company has strengthened its commitment to privacy innovation and client support with the appointment of privacy expert Ray Everett CIPP/US as Director of Product for Compliance Solutions and Elizabeth Blass as Vice President for Client Services.
Ray Everett brings a significant depth of privacy experience and knowledge to TRUSTe's team of privacy experts in this new role. Appointed as one of the first US corporate privacy officers in 1999, he was an original founding board member of the IAPP. Prior to joining TRUSTe, Ray managed global advertising and search privacy issues for Yahoo, and served as general manager for the privacy monitoring business unit at Keynote Systems.
Co-author of two books on privacy including "Internet Privacy for Dummies," he has also provided consulting on customer and human resources data privacy issues for more than two dozen Global 2000 firms in healthcare, financial services, online services, brick-and-mortar retail and e-commerce.
As Vice President of Client Services, Elizabeth Blass brings 15 years of customer care leadership experience to TRUSTe, where she will lead a team of more than 30 global privacy consultants and analysts. Previously, Elizabeth was the Senior Director of Co-Location Customer Service Operations at CME Group, a global derivatives marketplace headquartered in Chicago, and prior to that was Regional Service Vice President at Verizon Business supporting multinational enterprise accounts.
Chris Babel, CEO TRUSTe said: "Supporting our 5000-strong client base and helping them to address the rapidly evolving global data privacy challenges is our top priority. To do this we need to be continually innovating, monitoring and responding to the privacy landscape. Ray and Elizabeth bring significant skills and expertise to TRUSTe which will benefit our clients."
Ray Everett said: "Throughout my career, TRUSTe has always been at the forefront of privacy thought-leadership, and that makes it all the more exciting for me to join this team in building the next generation of compliance and risk management tools."
About TRUSTe
TRUSTe is the leading global Data Privacy Management (DPM) company and powers trust in the data economy by enabling businesses to safely collect and use customer data across web, mobile, cloud and advertising channels. Our cloud-based Data Privacy Management Platform delivers innovative technology products, including website monitoring and advertising compliance controls - along with privacy assessments and certifications. More than 5,000 companies worldwide, including Apple, Disney, eBay, Forbes, LinkedIn and Oracle rely on our DPM platform and globally recognized Certified Privacy Seal to protect/enhance their brand, drive user engagement and minimise compliance risk. For more information, please http://www.truste.com.
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