Tonia Atkinson (previously Simpson)

Tonia Atkinson (previously Simpson) has a comprehensive work experience in the legal field. Tonia began their career as an Associate Solicitor at Watson Burton LLP from an unspecified start date until May 2009. Tonia then worked as an In-house Solicitor at EAGA PLC from June 2009 to April 2011. Following that, Tonia joined Carillion PLC as an In-house Solicitor, where they specialized in advising on commercial, outsourcing, facilities management, and construction agreements. Tonia also gained expertise in facilities management services, support and maintenance services, energy services, and construction services. Tonia worked at Carillion PLC from April 2011 until September 2015.

During their time at Carillion PLC, Tonia had a secondment to the Canadian legal team at Carillion Canada Inc. from September 2015 to May 2016 as an In-house Lawyer, providing legal advice and support to the Services division and its subsidiaries, Outland Camps Inc. and Outland Resources Inc.

Tonia then joined Carillion as a Principal Solicitor in January 2017 until August 2018, where they were responsible for advising on a broad range of commercial agreements, compliance and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on data protection. Tonia also acted as a key member of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) steering group.

From September 2018 until September 2019, Tonia served as a Senior Legal Counsel at Daisy Group. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Legal at Lovell Partnerships Ltd, starting in September 2019.

Tonia Atkinson (previously Simpson) obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Law & French Law (Exempting) from Northumbria University. No specific information regarding the start and end year of their education at the university is available.