
Robin Budenberg CBE
Chair, Independent Non-Executive Board Member and First Commissioner
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Independent Non-Executive Board Member and Senior Independent Board Member
Karen is a successful entrepreneur and non-executive, with wide-ranging experience in the food, retail and leisure markets. In addition to her current roles below, Karen has built a number of businesses, including co-founding Café Rouge and The Pelican Group.
Karen has held non-executive roles at ASOS plc, Virgin Active and Booker Group plc. Between 2008 and 2017, she was a non-executive director for the global retail, real estate and investment company, COFRA Group, whose subsidiaries include the major international retailer, C&A, and where she remains an advisor on the family side.
Karen is Executive Chairman of Prezzo (which was bought by Cain International in December 2020). In addition, Karen chairs Hawksmoor (backed by Graphite Capital) and Mowgli (backed by Foresight Group), Frontier (a JV with Stonegate Pubs) and is an investor in various hospitality concepts in London, such as Good Life Eatery.
Karen is an Independent Director at Firmenich, Chair of the Board of National Theatre Enterprises Ltd, sits on the Imbiba Advisory Board and is a Patron of the NSPCC.
Key strengths
Food, retail and leisure markets
Digital and online retail
Property and placemaking
Our Board has the balance of skills and backgrounds that are key to The Crown Estate's business and strategy.
Chair, Independent Non-Executive Board Member and First Commissioner
Find out moreabout Robin Budenberg CBEIndependent Non-Executive Board Member and Senior Independent Board Member
Find out moreabout Dame Karen Jones DBEChief Executive, Executive Board Member and Second Commissioner
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