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Zara Harrington

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Group Head of Data Protection & Risk at LRG
📍 United Kingdom

Zara Harrington is a senior Data Protection and Risk leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Group Head of Data Protection & Risk at LRG. She specializes in building compliance frameworks from the ground up and holds CISM and CIPM certifications. Colleagues describe her as excellent, personable, and an outstanding communicator.

Outside of her professional life, Zara shows a fondness for animals, having shared posts about her dog, Coco, whom she affectionately calls the mascot for the Data Protection team. She has a keen interest in major property and private equity firms like Savills and Platinum Equity.

Unique fact: Before her career in data protection, Zara served as a Trading Standards Officer, prosecuting businesses for a range of offenses including fraud and selling counterfeit goods.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Group Head of Data Protection & Risk
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Data Protection & Risk
Her entire career is focused on data protection, risk, and compliance, with over 20 years of experience leading these functions and building them from scratch at LRG.
ESG Initiatives
As a member of LRG's ESG Committee, she is involved in shaping the company's strategy on environmental, social, and governance issues.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Group Head of Data Protection & Risk
LRG
2-2023
Head of Data Protection & Risk
LRG
3-2020
Data Protection Manager + Data Protection Officer
LRG
1-2014 - 3-2020
Information Governance Manager
BCP Council
3-2010 - 1-2014
Trading Standards Officer
Bournemouth Borough Council
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Education
Postgraduate Degree
CILEX Law School
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