Karen Gabriels

Karen Gabriels serves as the Chief Financial Officer at WWF South Africa since August 2021, where responsibilities include being the Company Secretary and Executive Finance Director, as well as leading the Finance and Business Support Division and participating in various committees. Prior to this role, Karen held the position of Head of Finance and Operations at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation from June 2014 to August 2021, overseeing compliance, events, logistics, and finance functions. Karen also served as CFO at The Shuttleworth Foundation and was Chairperson at SAILI in 2013. Earlier career experiences include roles as Audit Manager at BDO Spencer Steward, Assistant Business Unit Manager at Woolworths, and Management Accountant at British American Tobacco. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town.