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Karen Cockburn

Director, Chief Financial Officer at Impax Asset Management

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Karen Cockburn has been Director, Chief Financial Officer of Impax Asset Management, LTD., a London, United Kingdom investment adviser managing $25.8B, since December 2022.

3
Years in role
$25.8B
Firm AUM
686
Firm clients
53
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 22 December 2025Form ADV

Career

Karen Cockburn is a control person of Impax Asset Management and directly owns under 5% of it. Karen Cockburn studied BSc in Finance/Accounting at Queen's University, Belfast. Karen Cockburn studied MSc in Finance/Accounting at Queen's University, Belfast.

Impax Asset Management is an investment adviser based in London, United Kingdom, registered with the SEC since 2008. It provides investment management. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, investment companies and other investment advisers. Its regulatory assets under management total $25.8 billion, as filed on 22 December 2025. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Karen Cockburn is Chief Financial Officer of Impax. She is responsible for overseeing Impax's Finance, Investor Relations and Legal functions, sits on its Management Committee and is an Executive Director on the Board of Impax Asset Management Group plc. Before joining Impax in 2022 she was transformation CFO at Virgin Money plc, and earlier spent nine years at Aegon, latterly as Chief Financial Officer of Cofunds.

Credentials

Professional designations

Listed by Impax Asset Management

  • Chartered Accountant
  • Fellow of the Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants

Key facts

CRD
7674567
Firm
Impax Asset Management · CRD 143247
Role
Director, Chief Financial Officer
In role since
December 2022 · 3 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record
Firm bio
impaxam.com

Common questions

Where does Karen Cockburn work?

Karen Cockburn has been Director, Chief Financial Officer of Impax Asset Management, LTD. since December 2022, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 22 December 2025

How can I verify Karen Cockburn’s record?

Karen Cockburn’s role is listed on Impax Asset Management, LTD.’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 143247.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 22 December 2025

Leadership at Impax Asset Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 7674567, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Impax Asset Management, LTD., filed 22 December 2025. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Impax Asset Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.