About

Info By Design

INFO by Design launched in 2017 to provide specialist privacy and information consulting support to New Zealand organisations. We have significant practical experience and a firm understanding of the benefits a robust privacy and information culture can provide to you and your customers.

Our Team

Our team consists of some of the leading information specialists in New Zealand. We combine extensive change and strategic leadership experience with deep technical privacy, legal and policy skills. When it comes to information management, we have been through it all, and can help you to learn from our experiences and get things right the first time. This uniquely positions us as true privacy by design specialists who will partner closely with you to put your customers at the centre of how you manage their information.

Paul Holmes

Managing Director

Paul is an experienced senior leader with an extensive range of public and private sector experience. He brings an innovative and strategic approach to addressing information and risk-related challenges, and has a proven track record of tackling and resolving system-level problems. Paul is recognised across New Zealand as one of the country’s leading privacy experts.

Key Skills

  • Strategy design and implementation
  • Programme management
  • Privacy by Design
  • Privacy Impact Assessments
  • Governance

Fiona Colman

Principal Consultant

Fiona is a qualified privacy professional (CIPM, CIPT) with an extensive range of public sector experience. A legally trained policy specialist, she combines exemplary technical knowledge of the Privacy and Official Information Acts with a deep understanding of the importance of delivering services in an effective and customer-oriented manner. Fiona believes that effective privacy is an enabler and is essential for any organisation in the public or private sector in today's data-driven environment.

Key Skills

  • Policy and process development
  • Information law
  • Privacy Impact Assessments
  • Breach management and investigation
  • Privacy by Design

Lee Patton

Principal Consultant

Lee is a trusted advisor with expertise in privacy, compliance, risk management, and policy development. He has nearly 15 years’ advisory experience across the public sector, and has led the development and implementation of compliance and privacy programmes. Lee has worked in both policy and operational positions, providing him with a practical perspective on the development and implementation of policy decisions. He takes a pragmatic and practical approach, and provides insights based on an appreciation of the system and operating environment.

Key Skills

  • Privacy Impact Assessments
  • Policy and process development
  • Compliance and assurance
  • Governance
  • Mentoring and capability development

Deanne Myers

Principal Consultant

Deanne is a qualified and highly experienced professional advisor with expertise in privacy, assurance and risk. She has over 16 years’ experience working with a wide range of public and private organisations and sectors internationally and in New Zealand. Deanne is practical in her approach, assessment and recommendations. She does not take a purely compliance view but focusses on ‘real world’ risks and impacts for both clients and individuals.

Key skills

  • Policy and process development
  • Risk management and assurance
  • Privacy health checks
  • Mentoring and capability development
  • Privacy Impact Assessments

Jason Tamm

Consultant

Jason has extensive experience in matters involving information and privacy law and the protection of client and consumer rights. He has wide ranging experience in senior advisory roles across the public sector and brings a unique mix of analytical rigour and an empathic approach to his dealings with stakeholders and clients. Jason has undertaken highly complex, technical investigations involving sensitive information across a range of industries including medical, insurance, social services, and in the public sector.

Key Skills

  • Incident management and investigation
  • Information law
  • Policy development
  • Mentoring and capability development
  • Complaint management and resolution

Leon Colman

Consultant

Leon has considerable experience in government services and administration, including working with the Privacy and Official Information Acts in both direct response and complaint management. Leon is proficient in reviewing processes and systems and implementing change. He believes in promoting the availability of information through rigorous operational design and proactive public engagement.

Key Skills

  • Operational systems review and development
  • Information policies
  • Privacy Impact Assessments