Walkden (pictured left) was previously chief operating officer at AffinityX, and has held other senior roles at SaaS, software and services companies.

In her new role, Walkden will take the lead on areas such as operationalising customer onboarding, and will report directly to SafeGuard’s chief executive Richy Glassberg.

Combs (pictured right) previously served as a co-chair at the International Association of Privacy Professionals and sales director at RadarFirst, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.

SafeGuard Privacy was founded in 2018 and focuses on privacy compliance management and collaboration.

Glassberg said: “Rachel and Jared are world-class leaders that bring tremendous experience to their roles leading our team and clients through our next phase of growth.

“We have the utmost faith in their ability to lead privacy-forward organisations into the future in a safer, more compliant and successful way.”