Emma Martins

Bailiwick of Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins has overseen the rapid evolution of data protection in the Channel Islands for the past two decades. She became Commissioner for both Jersey and Guernsey in 2011 when a pan-island regulatory office was set up, then stayed on in Guernsey when the two offices separated at the start of 2018. She believes passionately that responsible data protection practices are about protecting people, and that behaviour change comes from a cultural shift, rather than enforcement alone.