ZoomInfo announced Simon McDougall as its first Chief Compliance Officer. With more than two decades of international experience in data privacy, London-based McDougall will oversee ZoomInfo's compliance function. Most recently, he was Deputy Commissioner for the Information Commissioner's Office.

At the ICO, he established new technology policy and innovation functions, directed work in areas such as artificial intelligence, adtech, and competition, and led its response to data usage in the U.K. to address the COVID-19 pandemic. McDougall will advance one of ZoomInfo's core missions of providing transparency about how it collects and uses its professional contact data and upholds individuals' rights to privacy. McDougall will advise on best practices for ZoomInfo and its customers to remain at the forefront of privacy, building trust in how data is used and supporting compliance with the evolving range of privacy regulation around the world, including the GDPR in Europe.