Karen Moses

Karen Moses OAM was recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for her contributions to the energy industry. She has been an executive in many energy companies, including Boral, Exxon and BP, and then transitioned to a non-executive director and Chair of a number of companies, including those in the energy sector. She also served as a non-executive director of the Sydney Dance Company in 2012.

Career

Moses experience includes overseeing strategic transitions, managing financial, operational, safety and environmental risks, as well as managing supply chains of energy, from upstream exploration and downstream marketing of retail energy.

Moses career includes 30 years working in the energy sector, including generation and supply of energy, as well as upstream production, in organisations such as Origin Energy, Exxon and BP. Moses spent 12 years at Origin Energy, with seven of those as the Executive Director, Finance and Strategy.

Moses has been a non-executive Board member, and Chair of various organisations across her career, including on the board of Origin, Boral, Chair of the Charter Hall group Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. She was also the Chair of the Snowy Hydro Committee of the Portfolio Risk Committee, and member of the People and Culture Committee.

Awards and honours 2025 - Australia Day Order of Australia. 2015 - 50 most powerful women in business.