New KPMG Chair Slagged Off Labor Senator in Email

New KPMG chair slagged off Labor senator in email

KPMG Australia’s executive chairman has apologised for an email he wrote disparaging Labor senator Deborah O’Neill. Michael Ebeid, who the under-fire consulting giant appointed to the role on Thursday, was forced to apologise hours later after the email was released by a parliamentary committee examining allegations of misconduct levelled at the firm. In March, Senator O’Neill used parliamentary privilege to air whistleblower allegations that KP…

New KPMG chair accused Labor senator of false statements

Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me KPMG’s newly appointed chairman Mike Ebeid previously accused Labor senator Deborah O’Neill of making “completely false” statements to the senate when she revealed a whistleblower’s allegations of misconduct at the firm. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remembe…

KPMG’s new chair accused senator of ‘false’ claims, emails show

Bombshell emails released by a parliamentary committee have revealed Michael Ebeid’s extraordinary defence of the firm.

New KPMG chair under fire over ‘false’ whistleblower claims

The build-up to the announcement of Michael Ebeid as new KMPG CEO was disrupted by an incident at the firm’s Sydney headquarters in the corporate Barangaroo precinct on Wednesday.

KPMG Australia appoints first independent chair amid governance reforms

KPMG Australia has appointed Michael Ebeid as its first independent chairman as the company implements governance changes following recent integrity issues. The announcement follows KPMG Australia’s action plan, launched last week, which sets out measures to rebuild trust and improve governance. Under that plan, the company also announced the departure of two audit partners and KPMG National chairman Martin Sheppard. The appointment of Ebeid is …

KPMG Australia brings in independent chairman after whistleblower allegations prompt leadership exodus

New chair Michael Ebeid says first priority is to restore board effectiveness Read more at The Business Times.