Karen joined Abacus in June 2006 as Compliance Manager for the Group.

Born and educated in Ireland, Karen graduated from the University of Limerick in 1995 with a BA in Law and Accounting.

Prior to joining Abacus, Karen spent 7 years with KPMG on the Isle of Man as a Senior Consultant in the Regulatory and Compliance Department where she gained extensive experience of the Island's regulatory regime.

Prior to joining KPMG, Karen worked for an Isle of Man based fund administrator, in its Technical Services Department, where she dealt with the regulatory requirements of funds domiciled in the Isle of Man and the European Union.

Karen took on responsibility for the management of Abacus' Risk Management and Internal Audit functions in 2008 and was promoted to Senior Manager in 2009.

In 2008, she was a member of the Financial Supervision Commission's Consolidation and Review of Legislation (“CAROL”) Implementation Group and is currently a member of the Isle of Man Fund Management Association's Anti-Money Laundering Sub-Committee.