Karen Gillespie

Karen Gillespie has over 15 years of experience in operations and procurement, currently serving as General Manager of Service Operations at Datacom since August 2012. In this role, Karen is responsible for designing, configuring, and deploying business processes within the Product Solutions Group's ERP solution, NetSuite, across New Zealand and Australia. Prior to Datacom, Karen held various positions at Hirschs from February 1998 to June 2011, including Operations Manager, Procurement Account Manager, and Digital Buyer. Karen began the professional journey as Executive Assistant to Allan Hirsch and has foundational education from Centec, completed in 1997.