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In creating thought leadership and innovative solutions we hope to help EY clients to navigate through - their constantly changing - privacy and cyber security journeys.

Tony DeBos

EY Global & EMEIA Data Protection and Privacy Leader; EY EMEIA Financial Services ServiceNow Alliance Leader

Strong sense of team orientation and innovative vision. Entrepreneur and forward-thinker. Team builder. Sports lover. Husband and father of three.

At EY, Tony has successfully built a high-performing team in the Netherlands and taken on responsibilities at regional and global levels.

With 20 years of experience in digital transformation, workflow automation, cybersecurity, data protection and privacy, both from an advisory as well as an audit perspective, he combines deep technical knowledge and skills with the power to act on a strategic, business and commercial level.

In his current roles, Tony’s activities include coordinating and training the EY data protection & privacy professionals across the globe, as well as driving the Alliance with ServiceNow for EMEIA Financial Services. An example of a combination of these competences is the development of the EY solution “Data Protection and Privacy Manager” (DPPM) to support clients on their journeys to privacy compliance, digitalization and workflow automation.

Prior to joining EY, Tony built an IT security company delivering customized, managed data protection and privacy solutions.

Tony is a Chartered Accountant and IT-Auditor. He received two degrees from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He also holds CISSP, CEH and CIPP/E certifications.

How Tony is building a better working world

“In building my high-performing team at a local, regional and global levels, I place inclusiveness at the heart of my vision and am committed to helping professionals from diverse backgrounds thrive.”

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