Karen Penrose

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About

Extensive executive career in senior leadership and Chief Financial Officer roles in financial services. An experienced company director, having served on the boards of a number of ASX100 companies and experienced across health care, financial services, property and infrastructure industries.

Karen has had an extensive executive career in leadership and CFO roles, mainly in financial services. She is well-versed in financial management, customer outcomes and operating in a rapidly changing regulatory environment which stems from 20 years in banking with Commonwealth Bank and HSBC and eight years as a listed-company CFO.

Karen has been a full-time director since 2014 and is an experienced committee chair of audit and risk. In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Ramsay, Karen serves as a Director of Bank of Queensland, Charter Hall Group and Cochlear. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and also on the Boards of NSW Waratahs Limited, Waratahs Rugby Pty Limited and Marshall Investments Pty Limited.

 

Personal Details

Title: Ms
Surname: Penrose
M/F: Female
Nationality: Australia
Country of Birth: Australia
Language: English
Qualification: BCom, CPA, FAICD
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Qualifications & Experience

 

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(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)

 

Working history

 

Committee/s

CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
CochlearBoardMember01/07/2022
CochlearAuditChairperson01/07/2022
CochlearRisk & ComplianceChairperson01/07/2022
CochlearSocial & EthicsMember01/07/2022
CochlearNominations & GovernanceMember01/07/2022
CochlearTechnologyMember01/07/2022
Ramsay Health Care LimitedBoardMember01/03/2020
Ramsay Health Care LimitedAuditChairperson01/03/2020
Ramsay Health Care LimitedRisk & ComplianceMember01/03/2020

 

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