Karen O’Flynn

Karen O’Flynn was appointed Company Secretary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on 1 September 2023. Karen is also Group General Counsel and Group Executive, Legal & Group Secretariat at the Bank. Karen is responsible for the Group’s legal, corporate governance, Financial Accountability Regime Supervisory and SpeakUP teams. 

Prior to joining the Commonwealth Bank, Karen was a Partner of Clayton Utz for 28 years, where she held a number of leadership positions including Chair of the Clayton Utz Board from 2020 to 2023.

Karen joined Chief Executive Women in 2021 and was a member of the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board from 2013 to 2022, including serving as its Deputy Chair for three years.

Qualifications: BA LLB