Simon White

General Counsel (UK & MEA) and Chief Privacy Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Simon is the senior lawyer in EMEA for Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Globally Cognizant currently has 180,000 employees. Simon is responsible for all legal and compliance issues in the UK, Nordics, Middle East & Africa businesses; he has built a team from one to fifteen in six years. Issues range from commercial law, anti-corruption, competition and sanctions law. In addition, he has global responsibility for privacy matters across the organisation. Prior to joining Cognizant he worked for Clifford Chance in London and Amsterdam, followed by Morgan Lewis.