Karen Seebaran-Blondet

Mrs. Karen Seebaran-Blondet, a public service professional, was appointed in July 2017 as the Supervisor of Insolvency in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She is charged with the general administration of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 2007 (BIA).

Mrs. Seebaran-Blondet has initiated the operationalization of the BIA making the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) an essential part of the legislative infrastructure to support the framework of resolving insolvencies. She has taken steps towards the introduction and implementation of international standards and best practice in insolvency administration and supervision.

Ms. Seebaran-Blondet is a Fellow of ACCA and graduated from the Herriot–Watt University, Edinburgh Business School with a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She has obtained training in leadership and management practices that has developed her technical competence and strategic vision.

Prior to her appointment in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Mrs. Seebaran-Blondet held various managerial positions at the Treasury Division, the last being Deputy Comptroller of Accounts where she had strategic oversight of the operations pertaining to Treasury and Financial Management for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.