Karen Lovison

Karen Lovison has over 20 years of work experience in compliance roles. Karen began their career in 1998 as a Manager at Perpetual Trustees, where they managed a portfolio of trusts and ensured compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. From 2003 to 2005, they worked as a Compliance Manager at CHAMP Private Equity, overseeing compliance functions for multiple funds. Karen then joined Commonwealth Bank, where they held various positions from 2005 to 2016, including Head of Compliance and Regulatory Risk for the Business and Private Bank. In these roles, they led compliance teams and implemented risk management frameworks to ensure legal and regulatory compliance. From 2016 to 2017, they worked at HSBC as a Senior Manager in Regulatory Compliance for the Retail Bank and Wealth Management division. Karen was responsible for leading a team of compliance professionals and ensuring alignment with global standards. Following this, they joined Westpac in 2017 as the Head of Business Bank Compliance, leading a team of compliance professionals and driving best practice approaches to compliance management. Currently, Karen is the Head of Compliance at Tyro Payments, where they oversee the compliance function and provides strategic advice and support to senior business leaders.

Karen Lovison completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science at UNSW from 1991 to 1996. Following this, they pursued their Master of Commerce degree in Banking and Finance at UNSW from 1997 to 1999.