Sam Smith

Sam Smith is an experienced professional in information governance and data protection, currently serving as Group Data Protection Officer at N Brown Group since July 2023. Prior roles include Information Governance and Security Manager at HN, and various positions within the NHS, including Information Governance Subject Matter Expert at NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG and IG Consultant at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sam has also held the role of Interim Information Governance Manager at NICE and Data Protection Manager at Nisa Retail. With a robust background in data protection auditing and coordination, Sam's career includes significant contributions as Data Protection Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and as Head of Audit at Data Protection People Limited. Early career experience involves data processing coordination at NHS Shared Business Services and stock auditing at Real Time Inventory Management.