Angelica Gutierrez Navarro

Data Protection Officer and privacy leader with a project‑management background, delivering and governing GDPR and global consumer privacy at scale.

Belgium

About

Experience

  • SodaStream International, Ltd. (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Data Protection Officer
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

      • Provide independent oversight of GDPR compliance across EU and UK entities. • Advise senior management on data protection risks and privacy‑by‑design obligations. • Monitor compliance with GDPR, internal privacy standards, and governance controls. • Oversee and challenge high‑risk processing, including Data Protection Impact Assessments and new technologies. • Own privacy governance and executive reporting, including escalation of material risks. • Act as primary contact point for supervisory authorities and individuals. • Advise on personal data incidents, including notification assessment and remediation. • Ensure transparency and accountability, including RoPA, privacy notices, and rights frameworks.

    • Global Privacy Manager
      Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • Provide global leadership for privacy compliance across SodaStream’s worldwide eCommerce operations, with working knowledge of adjacent frameworks such as PCI. DSS • Own vendor and third‑party privacy engagement, ensuring privacy requirements are appropriately reflected in contractual arrangements. • Deliver quarterly privacy risk reporting to SodaStream senior executives. • Own global privacy notices, impact assessments, data subject requests, and incident response. • Specialist in assessing digital tracking and consent risks under Global laws (e.g. CCPA, CIPA), including, pixels, and third party tracking technologies. • Lead tailored and global privacy training initiatives and serve as a senior privacy advisor to Digital, Marketing, IT, HR, and Customer Care leaders worldwide.

  • PepsiCo (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Data Privacy Manager (Privacy - Europe)
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      • Own and direct GDPR execution across PepsiCo EU and UK countries, providing strategic oversight of privacy operations including incident response, impact assessments, data subject rights, and third‑party risk, while embedding privacy into core business decision‑making. • Own DPO‑level quarterly privacy reporting to senior executives and lead executives‑ready privacy governance presentations across seven regional privacy councils. • Expert in cookie and tracking compliance under ePrivacy and PECR, with hands on audit capability across GTM, consent management platforms (e.g. CCM), and marketing and analytics technologies.

    • GDPR Consumer Data Stream Lead (IT - ESSA Region)
      Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Led the rollout of PepsiCo’s first privacy compliance solution, automating cookie consent management, individual rights handling, and data protection impact assessment requirements. • Created and led the first Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) by driving consumer data discovery and mapping across all EU regions, establishing the GDPR compliance roadmap and delivering supporting data protection impact assessments. • Owned GDPR readiness of all consumers facing digital assets, including launch of pepsicoprivacypolicy.com, review and remediation of consumer data records. embedding privacy terms within consumer contact points, and coordinating compliance of all consumer websites with established security measures. • Co-creation of contents for GDPR and Consumer Data training and their roll out across all Commercial Functions.

    • Senior Digital Business Relationship Manager (IT - ESSA Region)
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs

      • • Primary IT and digital delivery point of contact for commercial functions, supporting Sales and Marketing in the delivery of digital initiatives. • Translate business requirements into effective digital and technical solutions, partnering closely with stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with commercial objectives. • Own and manage relationships with marketing agencies and strategic vendors, providing governance, direction, and performance oversight. • Lead digital projects end‑to‑end, from ideation and scoping through implementation and handover. • Oversee agency onboarding and certification processes, ensuring compliance with internal standards and delivery expectations. • Validate technical and contractual language in Statements of Work (SoWs) to ensure clarity, feasibility, and alignment with delivery requirements. • Track, assess, and report on agency performance and KPIs, driving continuous improvement and accountability.• Conduct project closeouts and delivery health assessments, capturing lessons learned and identifying optimisation opportunities. • Serve as a subject‑matter expert in digital data technologies and compliance, advising teams on compliant and scalable digital solutions

  • ZN Consulting (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Digital Account Manager
      Oct 2012 - Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      • Manage a financial portfolio of + €1 million, including business development, budgeting, contracting and reporting. • Orchestrating the strategic and creative development of integrated digital communication campaigns for Europe-based multi-national organizations • Creation, execution, monitoring and optimization of social media strategies • Planning, coordinating and executing ongoing client projects to ensure they run smoothly from briefings to final delivery • Financial planning and forecasting for each project and close monitoring of budgets .

    • Project Manager
      Sep 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Manage & coordinate client online projects taking into consideration meeting client’s expectations as well as project timeline & budget. - Liaising with internal production team & external vendors in development of project requirements. - Contribute in internal strategy & project brainstorming. - Lead social media advertising and communication campaigns.

    • Junior Digital Consultant
      May 2010 - Sep 2010 · 5 mos

      • Conducted Online Presence of ZN’s client’s channels vs. their competitors • Formulated digital plans with techniques to increase reach conversion and overall engagement. • Contribute in the execution of digital media plans (e.g. selection of media platforms, purchasing and tracking performance)

  • Social Media Manager at TED Conferences
    Oct 2010 - Oct 2014 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Reseacher at ALG
    Feb 2010 - Apr 2010 · 3 mos

    - Elaborated a detailed European market research study on the Big Four (audit firms) for ALG, a Chinese company offering business process outsourcing and advisory services, under supervision of a senior consultant