Noriswadi Ismail
About Noriswadi Ismail
Noriswadi Ismail is the Managing Director at Breakwater Solutions, with extensive experience in global business development and regulatory leadership across multiple regions. He holds advanced degrees from prestigious institutions and has authored two books on data protection, with a third in progress.
Work at Breakwater Solutions
Noriswadi Ismail serves as the Managing Director at Breakwater Solutions, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he oversees various aspects of the company's operations, focusing on collaborative global business development. His leadership is characterized by a strategic approach to managing client engagements and ensuring quality assurance across projects.
Education and Expertise
Noriswadi Ismail has a robust educational background, having studied at several prestigious institutions. He completed his LL.B (Hons) at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University, Malaysia, and later pursued an LLM in Information Technology & Telecommunications Laws at the University of Strathclyde. He also engaged in doctoral research at Brunel Law School and participated as a Research Visitor at both the University of Oxford Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.
Global Business Development Experience
Noriswadi Ismail possesses extensive experience in global business development and regulatory leadership across multiple regions, including the U.K, E.U, GCC, Africa, China, India, ASEAN, APAC, and Oceania. His work involves strategic relationship management and a focus on data protection, particularly in the context of global data transfer regulations.
Publications and Authorship
Noriswadi Ismail has authored two books on data protection and is in the process of writing a third, with an expected publication date between 2022 and 2023. His writings contribute to the discourse on data privacy and regulatory compliance, reflecting his expertise in the field.
Professional Affiliations
Noriswadi Ismail has been actively involved with the International Association Privacy Professional (IAPP), where he has led strategic relationship management initiatives. He also served as a former Asia Advisory Board Member of the IAPP, contributing to discussions on privacy and data protection in the region.