Press Release

WASHINGTON — June 25, 2013 — The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Bojana Bellamy, global director of data privacy for Accenture, will be joining the firm as president of the Centre, effective September 2, 2013. Current Centre President Martin E. Abrams is retiring on September 1, staying on as an advisor to the Centre.

Bellamy is a renowned privacy professional with more than 20 years of experience and deep knowledge of global data privacy and cybersecurity law, compliance and policy. She has a proven industry record in designing strategy, and building and managing data privacy compliance programs. From 2011 to 2012, Bellamy served as chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and had been a member of the IAPP Board of Directors for the prior five years.

"The firm is fortunate to have Bojana lead the Centre into the next generation of information policy leadership. We are confident in her ability to work with member companies to find effective solutions to the ever-increasing problems they face in appropriately managing information around the globe," said Lisa Sotto, head of Hunton & Williams' global privacy and cybersecurity practice.

Since its establishment in 2001, the Centre has helped businesses, data protection authorities and consumer organizations rethink how to manage and protect personal data in today’s information age. It has addressed such issues as accountability, big data and analytics, cross-border data transfers, conflicting national legal requirements, privacy notices and government use of private-sector data.

"Marty Abrams has helped private and public stakeholders around the world shape their approaches to data privacy for more than 25 years," said Sotto. "We owe him a debt of gratitude for what he has built at the Centre during the past 13 years, and we thank him for his tremendous contributions to the profession."

About the Centre
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership leads public policy initiatives that promote responsible information governance necessary for the continued growth of the information economy. The Centre was founded in 2001 by leading companies and Hunton & Williams LLP to develop innovative, pragmatic approaches to privacy and data security policy that take into account the requirements of business processes and address the concerns of individuals about the protection of their information. Collaborating with industry leaders, consumer organizations and government representatives, the Centre develops information policy that fosters privacy and security, while balancing economic and societal interests. More details about the Centre can be found at www.informationpolicycentre.com.

For related information, visit the firm's Data Protection Regulation Tracker, a website that provides updates and links to relevant documents on the progress of the European Commission’s proposed general data protection regulation. www.huntonregulationtracker.com. We also invite you to visit our Privacy and Information Security Law Blog, www.huntonprivacyblog.com.

About Hunton & Williams LLP
Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. Our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, and our experience extends to practice areas including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and cybersecurity.