Verkada, a provider of enterprise building security and management, has announced Elizabeth Davies as the company’s new Chief Privacy Officer.

According to the company, Davies will oversee Verkada‘s privacy and government affairs programs as it expands its product offerings and operations globally.

Data protection

Verkada says that Davies has deep experience leading security and data protection efforts at global organizations.

Davies was most recently at Splunk, where she served as its Global Head of Data Protection and its Data Protection Officer.

Prior to Splunk, Davies was Senior Legal Counsel at Advent Software and General Counsel at New Generation Computing.

“Privacy is fundamental to our work at Verkada,” said Filip Kaliszan, CEO of Verkada.

“Elizabeth shares our passion for developing products that help protect people and property. She will be instrumental in guiding our efforts, helping our products adhere to global standards and ensuring we uphold our company-wide commitment to privacy.”

Security

“At Verkada, privacy isn’t an afterthought — it’s the foundation of the work we do every day to make products that help the communities we live and work in safer,” said Davies.

“I’ve spent the better part of a decade building strategies and programs and I can’t wait to bring that experience to bear at Verkada and in the security industry more broadly.”