Maryant Fernández Pérez
Belgium, Brussels
Digital Team Leader at The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
Profession: Policy Officer, Lawyer, Board Member, Manager
Industry: Digital, Data Privacy, Consumer Protection, Civil Society/NGO, EU Affairs, Public Affairs, Public Policy
At W@: Board of W@Privacy
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languages
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Experience:
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
Digital Team Leader at The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
April 2023 - Present • Brussels, Belgium
Leads BEUC’s work on digital rights. Manages a team of five people and acts as the organisation’s Data Protection Officer; represents, coordinates, trains, provides intelligence to and advises on EU digital affairs, to national experts of 45 consumer associations from 31 countries; supervises and coordinates BEUC’s political and legal work on platform regulation, privacy, data protection, telecommunications, cybersecurity, digital health, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies; liaises with and provides support to other teams on digital issues related to international affairs, product safety, consumer law, antitrust, sustainability, food, energy and financial services; coordinates research and strategic litigation actions; keeps and cultivates close contacts with policy-makers, stakeholders and the press.