Ali Abbas

Ali leads KPMG Kuwait’s Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Services practice and has 20 years of experience in internal auditing, risk management, internal controls, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and finance & accounting across diversified industries. 

As an internal audit and risk executive, Ali has over 20 years of operational, financial, strategic, and compliance auditing experience in Kuwait and in the UK, including more than 10 years in leadership roles. He has collaborated with top management to develop tools and techniques that enhance risk management and internal controls. 

Ali has a proven track record of establishing, organizing and managing client internal audit departments, consistently meeting deadlines, quality standards, and budgets while maintaining effective relationships with senior management and board audit committees. 

He excels in identifying control weaknesses in financial, operational, strategic, and compliance areas and formulating recommendations to improve clients’ control environment.  

Ali also possesses strong technical knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors' Global Internal Audit Standards.