KPMG Chairman, Partners to Exit Scandal-Tainted Firm

KPMG Australia’s chairman and two partners resign as audit scandal widens

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, June 23 (Reuters) – KPMG Australia said on Tuesday its chairman and two senior partners will leave the firm as it moves to contain a growing scandal over whistleblower allegations that staff misused confidential client information ​to win audit work. The departures of Chairman Martin Sheppard, and audit partners Paul ‌Rogers and Eileen Hoggett, mark the latest fallout from the controversy that has engulfed the firm and …

KPMG chairman, partners to exit scandal-tainted firm

Two KPMG audit partners who allegedly accessed confidential information are leaving the accounting firm, along with its national chairman.

KPMG Australia chair, partners to exit in overhaul amid scandal

The allegations centred on KPMG staff using confidential Lendlease board documents to support bids for Dexus and Westpac. (File pic) SYDNEY: KPMG Australia said chair Martin Sheppard and two other audit partners will leave as part of a broad restructuring, following whistleblower allegations the firm used confidential client information to help win business. Sheppard will depart shortly and retire from his regional board responsibilities, the fi…

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KPMG chair to step down, audit partners out

Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me KPMG’s national chairman Martin Sheppard is stepping down to make way for an independent chair, and audit partners Eileen Hoggett and Paul Rogers are leaving the firm. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Lost your password? The post KPMG chair to …