KPMG chief executive Andrew Yates has responded to criticisms of the firm’s work with Defence, and explained why he refused to do an interview with the ABC.
. In the first, a KPMG staff member had a laptop that contained Defence information stolen from their driveway in 2019; in the second, another KPMG staffer forwarded material improperly to colleagues at the firm.
“In relation to allegations of Defence breaches involving laptops that contained Defence information and the inadvertent forwarding of an email, all protocols were followed in line with Defence requirements,” he wrote in the all-staff email.“Consistent with the protocols, we ensured that Defence was quickly informed of these matters. While these incidents were regrettable, at no time was sensitive material compromised.
Mr Yates also defended partner Mike Kalms, who is an army reserve brigadier, over “inferences that this presents a conflict of interest”, made in. However, the CEO did not mention KPMG director Peter Corcoran in the all-staff email. Mr Corcoran denied an allegation aired on the ABC program that he breached a 12-month cooling-off period preventing him from working for Defence in his first year at the firm and out of the department.cited an email that stated: “Peter has a further six-month ban from working directly within Defence”, but a later email noted, “Peter continues to meet Defence personnel on the ‘side’, maintaining relationships and building new relationships”.
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