Cristina Vannini-Goodchild

Cristina is the Managing Director of CVG Solutions, a multi-award winning GDPR consulting business.  Cristina and her organisation are leading the way when it comes to helping organisations across the UK to comply with the GDPR legislation. They have made quite a name for themselves over recent years establishing a well-deserved reputation as one of the rising stars of their industry

The reputation they have is fully justified and is now beginning to earn them more tangible forms of recognition. In the prestigious Acquisition International Business Excellence Awards they were given the impressive accolade of being GDPR Consultant of the Year for 2022 for the second year running. These awards are designed to recognise organisations that are bringing something new and innovative to their marketplace. They don’t necessarily have to be the biggest but they have to be an organisation that is trying to offer something different to what is already out there and above all they must offer a great product or service.  CVG Solutions has also won the Leading GDPR & Data Advisory Management Consulting 2022 award.  Cristina is widely regarded as an absolute master of her craft and is a fully certified C-DPO, CIPP/E, ITILv4, Prince2 and MSP qualified to practitioner level, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, CMI Level 5 in Management and Leadership. Also, Cristina is a member of the Internal Association of Privacy Professionals. Cristina has over 25 years’ experience and a proven track record of having successfully worked with organisations of all sizes, across a range of industries, helping them to embrace the GDPR regulations.

We offer the following products:

Consulting

Our consulting offers the building blocks to take your business to the next level of its maturity that will enable you to demonstrate alignment to best practices, recognised methodologies, standards and regulations to attract bigger clients. It is First-class expertise on all GDPR & PECR aspects such as assessing a data risk when introducing a change to direct marketing and policy writing.

Benefits:

• Building trust and strengthening the business reputation, leading to higher organic growth
• Increase your business attractiveness to new customers, leading to increase revenue by 10%
• Access to expertise without adding to your headcount
• Organisational maturity

Customers feedback:

Ø  “Cristina is a truly exceptional consultant. She instils confidence through her expert knowledge in all things information governance and inspires a culture of excellence and accountability beyond her remit.”   ~ Zoheb Shariff, CEO Mosaic 1898 ~

Ø  Cristina takes the strain off me as a business owner and completes the work so that I don’t have to. She is a joy to work with, always professional and always with a smile on her face. I highly recommend CVG Solutions.”  ~ Mary Gilbey, MD Anglian Translation Ltd ~

Ø  I contacted CVG Solutions to get my telemarketing company GDPR compliant. Cristina explained the process and which documents I needed after asking questions, and delivered them quickly and perfectly done for me to start using. I’ll definitely be back the next time I need this kind of service again!  ~ Emma Portor, MD Tilba Marketing Ltd ~

Training

Our training is delivered via multiple means:

Virtual and in-person in 1 to 2 hours or half day format.  The sessions are interactive and engaging.

You can choose from pre-existing training material or have something bespoke

We also have the on-demand option via our e-learning platform which we have made sure is user friendly and fit for purpose.

The tutors for these sessions are passionate and knowledgeable, capable of condensing dense and complex information and concepts into clear and concise points that can highlight the rules and responsibilities of staff and how GDPR is relevant to its positions.

Customer feedback:

Ø  ‘When it comes to making GDPR practical and accessible, Cristina has a fantastic approach, and really knows her stuff’ – Simon Gent, Gent Beecham Ltd

Ø  ‘Thank you Cristina, I now not only understand what a data breach is but also, what changes I need to make for my business.  Definitely worth attending, you delivered this in a very friendly and accessible way’ – Jackie Elliott, Jaxell Ltd

Ø  ‘Just had a great session on GDPR. Incredibly insightful and useful. The sort of thing I think every business owner should do!’ – Richard West, Propeller Team Training

Ø  ‘I found your session extremely informative, interesting and well delivered. Everyone should familiarise themselves with GDPR requirements’ – Rebecca Webster, University of Lincoln

Ø  ‘Thank you Cristina… I learned lots from today!!!’ – Gary Mumby, University of Lincoln

Retainer Services

It has a trio of service packages that include services like annual auditing and reporting as well as data policy reviews and DPO, all in the name of continuous GDPR maintenance.

Benefits:

• A trusted source of GDPR expertise as and when needed
• Supporting you with compliance maintenance
• Highlighting areas of improvement so that effort is effectively utilised

Partnering with CVG Solutions is a win-win, its carefully crafted strategies and solutions not only save its clients money and time via avoiding litigation but also build on the company’s reputation and good standing in the process. Customers have reported a 50% revenue increase from working with CVG Solutions.