Tim Clements

Background

About Tim Clements

I'm a Chartered Fellow (FBCS CITP) of the British Computer Society (BCS) with a strong track record of orchestrating the change needed in organisations to comply with applicable laws and regulations. My experience involves working in roles encompassing data protection, information risk, information security, business analysis, change management, and project & programme management, and I possess a few certifications covering these areas. I'm Business Owner of Purpose and Means, a niche data protection consultancy based in Copenhagen and operating globally. Our clients include- Middle Eastern luxury goods retailer 2024 - Global medical devices 2024 - Global housing products 2024 - Nordic trade union 2023- A European Data Protection Regulator 2023- Global machinery manufacturer 2023- Global insurtech player 2023 - Danish global high street retailer 2022/3 - UK global manufacturer 2022 - US global pharma 2022 - UK high street retailer 2022 - US women’s health care 2021- US global MedTech 2021- Top 5 European bank (Global DPO office) 2020- European marketplace 2020 - Danish global retailer 2019/20 - Global marketing automation 2018 - Global security software 2017 - Nordic airline 2017 - Global emergency services 2015/6 We are also an Official IAPP Training Partner providing privacy training services worldwide. Our quest is to ensure data protection is not a tick-box or superficial task in companies. We typically work with legal departments bringing skills and competences that many legal professionals lack. We help overcome the perception that data protection is solely a legal issue. The legal bias can block the potential in some companies to frame data protection as a business imperative. Data protection is not all about articles, recitals, interpretation, case law, etc. All of those things are very important, without a doubt. But if data protection in your company remains theoretical, and there continues to be a disconnect between data protection leadership and the other business functions, data protection will never become living and breathing.