Kris has extensive experience in accounting standard setting having previously served on the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) as both a member and as the Deputy Chair and as a member of the Australian Urgent Issues Group.

Kris was previously a partner in KPMG's International Standards Group and Australia's Department of Professional Practice, interpreting complex technical accounting issues for a wide range of public and private entities. She also had a number of international financial reporting leadership roles within the firm.

Kris was appointed to the FRC on 3 November 2014 and her term expires on 2 May 2020.