Karen Norton

Karen has a distinguished career spanning over three decades in the precious metals industry. She dedicated 11 years of her career as an analyst at the globally acclaimed precious metals consultancy, GFMS, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. Before joining GFMS, Karen spent 14 years harnessing her expertise as a metals correspondent and analyst for Reuters, where she covered market trends and delivered breaking industry news. Her foundation in the field was laid during her nine-year tenure as an analyst at the LME broking arm of Billiton Metals (now BHP Billiton following a merger), collaborating closely with the trading desk.