Governance as a competitive advantage.

For us, data protection and cybersecurity are not purely legal or IT topics, but a question of good corporate governance ? Just governance.

With 2fink Consulting, we support companies in building structures and responsibilities that work in everyday life and are sustainable at critical moments.

We don't see data protection and cybersecurity as part of good corporate governance ? as an isolated right or IT issue.

With 2fink Consulting, we support companies in building structures and responsibilities that work in everyday life and are sustainable at critical moments.

For us, data protection and cybersecurity are primarily organizational and managerial tasks: Who is responsible for what? How are decisions prepared? What evidence is there in an emergency?

We work where these questions need to be answered ? in governance structures, transformation projects, M&A processes, corporate restructuring, (international) projects or rollouts and data-driven initiatives with cloud, AI and big data.

Platforms and AI applications are now part of the everyday life of most companies.

At the same time, the legal frameworks ? of GDPR and NIS2, CRA, KIVO and special regulation for digital services are condensing.

We help companies translate these requirements into clear governance.

For example:

  • Which systems and projects are actually affected?
  • Where do new obligations arise, such as documentation, transparency, risk assessment or "human in the loop"?
  • How do data protection, cybersecurity and other digital regulation interact in a meaningful way?

The career path of our founder Nicole Fink has never been strictly linear or a typical legal one.

‘I worked early on in contexts where law, organization and technology come together. Starting in the public sector with first touch points in terms of data protection, cybersecurity in eGovernment projects and social data protection.

Later, external consulting and international business contexts were added.

For more than ten years, I have worked almost exclusively in complex topics relating to data protection and cybersecurity and benefit from accumulated experience in administration, law firm, medium-sized companies and global corporations.

At the same time, I specialized academically with an Advanced LL.M. in the field of data protection and cybersecurity at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC) of Maastricht University.

This combination of practical expertise and in-depth specialization characterizes 2fink today.‘

Our core mandate is essentially in three areas:

  1. Governance: Roles, decision-making, reporting, processes, or control mechanisms for data protection and cybersecurity ? with regard to EU regulation.
  2. We empower internal leaders: In mentoring and peer coaching formats, we accompany data protection, IT, compliance, NIS2 coordinators, CISOs, etc., in principle and with specific questions, prioritizations or stakeholder management.
  3. We support and structure complex projects: M&A?Projects, Carve?outs, Global Projects or Roll?outs and AI?/ Big Data Initiatives.

We deliberately leave operational tasks such as the creation or ongoing maintenance of (large) processing directories or the creation of standardised data protection information to specialised partners.

We define standards and quality criteria and remain present where decisions are made and responsible.

Both external consultants and people who are responsible for data protection or cybersecurity tasks in many companies are technically strong, but often sit between all chairs. They mediate between management, IT, departments, legal department and co-determination, often without sparring partners:in.

In mentoring and peer coaching, we work on exactly these interfaces: we discuss real situations, prioritize topics, develop decision-making guidelines and communication strategies.

The aim is that external and internal managers can act confidently, classify risks and actively shape governance in the company, instead of being perceived as "regulatory bearers".

? typically targets medium-sized companies and corporations with an international focus, complex projects or major transformations such as M&A, carve-outs, AI roll-outs or global roll-outs.

We are less suitable when it comes primarily to producing standard documents in large quantities, outsourcing purely operational tasks without governance or playing as many lectures or training sessions as possible.

In such cases, we are happy to recommend colleagues from our network and stay even where strategy, governance and mentoring are required.

It often starts with a simple observation: ?Does our setup fit for the next few years? Where do we start?

The first step is usually a short conversation: Who are you, what are you doing, what are you changing?

On this basis, we decide together whether a governance?quick?check, a focused project or a mentoring?setting is the most sensible way to get started.

If you want to explore this, write to us hello@2fink.com or book a non-binding initial consultation.

Examples from our work

In an asset deal, part of the eCommerce business, including CRM data, was transferred from a German parent company to a new entity in the UK and Ireland.

We have covered and designed the data protection and information security framework, legally and organizationally secured the transfer of customer data and built a web shop, as well as a governance structure with which the new unit can work independently and compliant.

In several countries, joint webshops were created with sponsoring and licensing partners.

Platform, brand identity, customer data and responsibilities were shared with correspondingly complex questions about contracts, data transfers and roles.

In addition to drafting contracts and building web shops, our task was to develop a governance model in which all sides know what they are responsible for, how data can be used and how operation remains stable compliant even with new campaigns or features.

During a global restructuring into a matrix organization, several thousand employees were affected by company transitions and new models of responsibility.

We have redesigned the data flow of employee data, roles, decision paths and data protection?governance, defined and supported internal project participants, accompanied those responsible and ensured that accountability can be fulfilled without blocking ongoing operations.

In various projects, companies were faced with the task of introducing AI applications and digital products in such a way that they are legally and organizationally viable.

We have helped to classify AI systems and digital use cases and to assess risks in a structured way, as well as to define governance ? from decision-making paths to documentation to questions "human in the loop".

This resulted in framework conditions in which it is possible to experiment and scale responsibly.

2fink Consulting ? Excellence in Data Protection & Cybersecurity. Expertise that sets standards.

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