Karen Anderson

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Non Executive Director at Water Industry Forum

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Mentorship & Sponsorship
Having been both a mentor and mentee, she speaks on the value of mentoring for career support, especially for those returning from maternity leave.

Media Appearances

Speaker Profile – Karen Anderson (Water Industry Forum). Featured in National Drinking Water Association (NDIA)

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Work History

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

Education

9-1995 - 7-1999
Education details unavailable from University of Exeter

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Exp : 19 Location : Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Senior Designation : Non Executive Director at Water Industry Forum
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Insights For Selling To Karen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karen is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karen

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karen move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Karen take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Karen

Personality Compatibility


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