Karen Trant

Karen Trant joined the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in 2006. Ms Trant was appointed Director of Energy Networks and Legal in 2018 and more recently has been appointed as Director of Customer Policy & Protection a new division within the CRU. She has responsibility for Retail Markets, Active Customers & Clean Energy Package including Smart Metering. Ms Trant also has responsibility for Customer Care, Compliance and Enforcement and remains Director of Legal which provides advice to the organisation on all legal matters. Ms Trant is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast where she completed an LLB in Law and is a qualified solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland. She also holds an Advanced Diploma in Corporate, White Collar and Regulatory Crime (Kings Inns) and a Diploma in Regulatory Law and Practice (Law Society of Ireland).