KPMG announces new Managing Partner

Seamus Hand, the Managing Partner of KPMG, has announced the election of his successor Ryan McCarthy who will take up the role as Managing Partner in May 2025.  

Hand was elected Managing Partner in 2018 and re-elected for a second term in 2021. Over the last 6 years KPMG has grown strongly across all parts of its multidisciplinary business; investing in a diverse team of exceptional people, in new innovative technologies, in a new headquarters in Dublin and in new service lines to maintain a strong market presence.

Ryan is an experienced Audit Partner and has led our commercial industrial markets audit business for the last 6 years a period of really strong performance by a great team of people. He has been a member of our Audit Executive Team and also led the establishment of our Board Leadership Centre, a forum developed to support non-executive directors in exploring critical boardroom challenges and driving board agendas.

Commenting on his successor, Seamus said; ‘I am delighted to congratulate Ryan on his election. Ryan has been a fantastic leader in our audit business, and I have no doubt will be a great Managing Partner. I’m really proud of what we as a firm have achieved in recent years, amazing success delivered by an exceptional team of people bringing the best of KPMG to our clients, stakeholders and communities. Ryan will be taking over as Managing Partner at a really exciting time with lots of opportunity ahead as we look to partner with the best clients in their next success.’

Speaking after his election as Managing Partner, Ryan said ‘I’m really excited about the new role and the opportunity ahead for our people and our clients. I’m looking forward to working with our teams in building on our success to date and further enhancing the market leading services we provide to our clients. I would like to thank Seamus for his successful leadership of our firm through a period of huge change and growth.’