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Karen Anderson

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Non Executive Director at Water Industry Forum
📍 Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

Karen Anderson is an Executive Director at the Womens Utilities Network (WUN) and a Non-Executive Director at the Water Industry Forum. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, primarily at EDF, she is a passionate advocate for empowering women and focuses on strategic development and governance.

Inspired by her own experience balancing a career with motherhood, Karen is deeply committed to mentorship and creating inclusive workplace cultures. She is a proud mother who publicly celebrates her childrens professional achievements, showing a strong personal connection to career development and apprenticeship programs.

She has a particular interest in supporting women returning to work after maternity leave.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Karen shows up

Consensus Focused
Optimistic
Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Priorities

Topics Karen cares about

Women in Utilities
As Executive Director of the Women's Utilities Network, she leads strategic initiatives to help women build fulfilling and sustainable careers in the sector.
Workplace Inclusion
Actively involved in creating supportive work environments, she champions inclusive networks and engages with groups like "Men for Inclusion" to foster allyship.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Non Executive Director
Water Industry Forum
1-2026
Executive Director and Board Member
WUN - Womens Utilities Network
6-2024 - 1-2026
Programme Development Manager
WUN - Womens Utilities Network
9-2022 - 6-2024
Project Manager
EDF (UK)
1-2021 - 10-2022
Executive Support
EDF (UK)
In the press

Media appearances

Speaker Profile – Karen Anderson (Water Industry Forum). Featured in National Drinking Water Association (NDIA)
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Education
9-1995 - 7-1999
Education details unavailable
University of Exeter
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

i

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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