Karen Malone appointed as new DHSC Chief Officer

Sat, 19 Feb 2022

Karen Malone has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Department Health and Social Care on a permanent basis.

In July 2019 she was appointed as Deputy CEO in DHSC, and from 9 January 2022 has been acting as Interim CEO.

Karen has over 24 years of on-Island public sector experience, having worked for a number of public bodies including the former Manx Electricity Authority and Manx National Heritage in compliance and corporate services roles where she has specialised in financial and project management, before becoming the Programme Director for Treasury in 2017 – focusing on transformational change and corporate cost improvement initiatives.

Mrs Malone will take up her role with immediate effect.