KPMG Australia chief executive John Sams has appointed three senior partners to key leadership roles as the firm prepares to axe up to 400 staff to offset the fallout from its document misuse scandal and an extended ban on bidding for federal contracts.
Gayle Dickerson will take over as chief operating officer and chief financial officer, replacing Eileen Hoggett and Sams in those respective roles. Hoggett is suing KPMG after the firm dismissed her for sharing confidential Lendlease board documents to win audit contracts and repeatedly denying it.
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