 Karen Thompson joins PKF from FARM-Africa
Karen Thompson has joined the London office of accountants and business advisers PKF as an audit partner in the firm's national charity team.
Karen joins from the international development charity FARM-Africa where she held the posts of Chief Operating Officer and Director of Resources for 5 years. As Chief Operating Officer Karen headed up the Senior Management Team to ensure the strategic alignment of the charity's activities and as Director of Resources she had global responsibility for all aspects of FARM Africa's finance, IT and HR functions.
Karen began her career with Deloitte where she worked for 12 years in various roles becoming a Director in the firm’s Audit and Assurance Department. Following Deloitte, Karen joined War on Want where she was Director of Finance and IT before she moved to FARM-Africa.
Ian Mathieson, Head of Charities at PKF commented: "We are delighted to have Karen on board and welcome her to the team. I have known Karen since she joined FARM-Africa and have always been impressed with her understanding of the complexity of the financial and strategic challenges that charities are facing today.
I have no doubt that the hands on experience Karen brings of running a major international development charity combined with her pragmatic style at resolving financial issues, will be of huge benefit to our clients."
Karen commented: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining PKF's charity team. PKF are well known and well respected in the sector and I am looking forward to working with a great team, and to putting my experience to good use for a wide range of charities and not for profits."
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For further information, please contact:
Katie Garrett, Business Development, 020 7065 0177, katie.garrett@uk.pkf.com
Notes to Editors:
1. PKF (UK) LLP is a leading firm of accountants and business advisers with more than 1,500 partners and staff operating in 23 offices in the UK mainland firm, incorporating a wholly-owned financial planning company and associated offshore practices. The firm specialises in advising growing and entrepreneurial/owner-managed businesses, AIM and fully listed companies, and also has extensive experience in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Principal services include assurance and advisory; taxation; consultancy; corporate recovery and insolvency; corporate finance and forensic. The firm has particular expertise in advising sectors such as hotels and leisure; mining and resource; public sector; real estate and construction; professional practices; not-for-profit; and medical. The firm’s web site is www.pkf.co.uk
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3. PKF (UK) LLP is a member firm of the PKF International Limited network of legally independent firms. The PKF International Limited network has around 17,600 people operating in 120 countries around the world.
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