Karen Hayzen-Smith

Karen Hayzen-Smith has extensive work experience in various finance and tax-related roles. Their most recent position was as the Chief Financial Officer at James Fisher and Sons plc, starting in 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Johnson Matthey, holding roles such as Director of Group Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer. From 2016 to 2020, they served as the Finance Director for the Aviation Sector and Defence and Security at Babcock International Group. Before that, they held finance director positions at Amec Foster Wheeler and worked as the Deputy Head of Tax at Hanson. Karen's early career involved working as a Group Tax Executive at Vodafone PLC and a Senior Tax Manager at Arthur Andersen.

Karen Hayzen-Smith attended the University of Stirling from 1987 to 1991, but their degree and field of study are not specified.