Pankaj Chavan

Pankaj Chavan is an experienced professional in data privacy and compliance, currently serving as Senior Manager - Compliance and AML at GIG Gulf since April 2023. Prior to this, Pankaj held various roles, including Group Data Protection Officer at Crowd One Network Services LLC, overseeing the protection of personal information for 50 million individuals, and Data Privacy Officer at Khaleej Times, where responsibilities included building the data privacy function and implementing ISO 27001. Pankaj also worked as a Data Privacy Consultant at Paramount Computer Systems, KPMG India, and Tata Consultancy Services, focusing on GDPR compliance, data privacy audits, and developing privacy frameworks. Education includes an MBA in Marketing from the University of Mumbai and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Vidyalankar Institute of Technology.