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• 104 new partners named
• 38 percent of appointments are female
• recent acquisition boosts Deals, Tax & Legal division

The appointments were made nationally across a wide range of service lines and sectors, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to attracting and retaining diverse senior talent to support its focus on clients and growth.

Of the total partner appointments, 38 percent are female. The appointments were also balanced across internal promotions (37 percent), lateral hires (41 percent) and acquisitions (22 percent).

Commenting on the news, KPMG Australia CEO, Gary Wingrove, said: “I am proud to welcome such a diverse and talented group of people to KPMG, to help our clients grow their businesses and manage their most important challenges. There are tremendous opportunities for people looking to make a career with us. We are committed to developing our own people, and attracting the right talent – and these promotions and hires are testament to that.”

The majority of appointments were made in the Deals, Tax and Legal division. 41 new partners were named in this area, with 21 appointments coming from the acquisition of restructuring and insolvency firm, Ferrier Hodgson.

A further 19 appointments were made in the Audit, Assurance & Risk Consulting division, reflecting the firm’s commitment to strengthening its audit and risk consulting businesses. The Management Consulting division added 25 new partners. 10 new partners were added to KPMG Enterprise.

KPMG continued its investment in KPMG Strategy Consulting with five new partner appointments. Four new partners were also added in the firm’s internal Business Services division.