Ms Laing is an ACCA qualified accountant with over 20-years’ experience of leading finance operations across a range of industrial sectors.

She has a distinguished track record in the delivery of efficient and effective finance function across complex, international business. Ms Laing has led on business improvement activity including significant change to processes, systems and teams to create a quality business partner. She has developed systems ensuring they are robust, utilised and understood by all users, and is passionate about people development.

Texo Group offers a multi-disciplined integrated asset management service to a range of industrial sectors.

Chris Smith, managing director of Texo Group, welcomed the new appointment. He said: “We are pleased to have recruited someone of Karen’s calibre to be head of finance operations of Texo Group. She is a hands-on professional in her field and has the right skills to support the direction of the management team as we meet the challenges of the current environment and for when the energy industry returns to growth.”