Karen Lothian

Karen Lothian currently serves as a Talent and Development Partner at Edinburgh Napier University since July 2022 and holds a Board Member position at WorkingRite since December 2021. As a Founder and HR Consultant at Olren since June 2019, Karen also provided HR consultancy services to The City of Edinburgh Council from December 2020 to July 2022. Previous board member experience includes Fathers Network Scotland from December 2019 to October 2020. Karen has held roles such as Senior HR Partner - Reward at The University of Edinburgh and HR Advisor at Baillie Gifford. Earlier experience includes working as an HR Consultant for Karen Lothian HR and HR Manager roles at Hyundai Motor UK and McNicholas Construction (Holdings) Ltd. Karen holds a PG Dip in Human Resources from Middlesex University, earned between 2005 and 2007.