Karen Lowe

Karen Lowe started her career in accountancy, qualifying as a chartered accountant with KPMG before moving into industry. Karen has over 25 years’ experience in both the private and public sector, advising organisations on operational controls and financial risk management. She has worked internationally for the majority of her career at firms including Johnson & Johnson and DHL International GmbH. Whilst at Mazars LLP, she was the outsourced Head of Internal Audit for several listed companies as well as providing advisory services on risk management.

Karen is an Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist and has been a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for the last 20 years. In 2000, Karen re-joined KPMG in the forensic accounting division, specialising in fraud risk management and investigation for UK and global firms. For the past six years, she has been at International Personal Finance PLC where she was responsible for the global risk management of financial crime, information security, safety and business continuity.

Karen sits on the board of a housing development company, and also on the audit committee of a north west housing association. She runs her own risk management consultancy firm and is training to become an executive coach.

Karen holds a BA in European Finance and Accounting from Leeds Beckett University, and a similar German qualification from the Hochschule Bremen in north Germany.