Katy has worked in economic crime at the centre of the industry in various roles for nearly 30 years. Prior to becoming the Managing Director, Economic Crime at UK Finance Katy held the position of Director of Financial Fraud Action UK, one of the precursor trade associations which merged to form UK Finance.
Katy was responsible for establishing the Information & Intelligence Unit, an industry economic crime data and intelligence sharing unit, introducing the Industry Threat Management Process (the way in which industry fraud threats are prioritised), and building the coordinated industry response to significant data loss/breaches. She instigated the Fraud Intelligence Sharing System and helped deliver the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), an industry sponsored police unit, in 2002. She led the development of the Take Five education and awareness campaign, worked with Home Office and City of London Police to establish the Joint Fraud Taskforce and advised on the setting up of the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT).
Katy is co-founder and Deputy Chair of the Fraud Women’s Network and in December 2020 won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tackling Economic Crime Awards.