Privacy Horizon's Virtual Privacy and Security Office equips an organization with the infrastructure/capabilities necessary to safeguard the privacy rights of individuals and protect personal information from loss or theft, or from unauthorized access, modification, copying, collection, use, disclosure or retention. Components of VPSO include:
Comprehensive privacy and security training solutions
Privacy and security risk assessment and management solutions
Implementation of day-to-day privacy and security best practices
Get results: Demonstrate to stakeholders that you follow privacy and security best practices.
View All ServicesPrivacy kick-start program for start-up, small and medium sized organization.
Comprehensive privacy and security tools and resources for any organization that handles personal health information.
Outsourced management of your privacy and security program.
Comprehensive consulting services to support your privacy and security programs.
Patrick Lo is the CEO of Privacy Horizon Inc. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of information privacy. He has held a number of executive positions in the public and private sectors focused on the development and implementation of privacy and data protection programs.
Prior to joining Privacy Horizon, Patrick was Senior Program Director for the Identity, Access and Privacy Portfolio at eHealth Ontario, where he was responsible for strategy and planning, product management and adoption of provincial identity management technologies designed to control access to personal health information. Prior to that, he led the privacy office at eHealth Ontario, and built the Province’s first “eHealth Privacy Centre of Excellence” – establishing eHealth Ontario as a leader in the development and implementation of privacy best practices.
Patrick is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C).
Brendan Seaton is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Privacy Horizon Inc. where he is responsible for product vision and development, and customer support. He is one of Canada’s leading experts in the management of eHealth privacy, security, and safety. Brendan has more than 30 years’ experience in health service administration, information system project management and information privacy and security in both the public and private sectors.
Since 2000, Brendan has trained more than 1000 privacy officers and specialists from across Canada. In 2013 he was designated as a Privacy by Design Ambassador by former Information and Privacy Commissioner for Ontario, Dr. Ann Cavoukian.
Brendan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C), and is Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).
Mark Kohler is Chairman of Privacy Horizon Inc., where he provides strategic guidance and operational and governance advice to the leadership team. He is also Chairman & CEO of EXELERATE Capital (Toronto), a private advisory group that provides strategy, corporate development, M&A, and governance/risk/compliance (GRC) services to healthcare technology organizations and private equity funds in Canada, New York and California. He also leads the group’s growth capital investing activities focused on healthcare IT at EXELERATE Health.
Mark has over 29 years of senior executive, and operational experience leading public and private organizations in North America in the roles of CEO, CFO, CRO, and CIO. He has also served as a Chairman, and Corporate Director, and Advisory Board member for some of Canada’s leading healthcare technology and financial services companies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at York University (Toronto), where he has lectured at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies since 2007.
Mark is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant, and is a Certified Corporate Director, having obtained his ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
