KPMG appoints ten new partners KPMG appoints ten new partners KPMG appoints ten new partners

Riria has lead KPMG’s service and contribution to the Māori sector since starting at the firm in 2015. She has over 25 years’ experience, firstly as a chartered accountant and then as a strategist and change agent as business consultant. She is the lead author of KPMG’s Maui Rau report series that looks at how Māori might take advantage of the shifts in the world to advance prosperity for their people. Her clients appreciate her ability to help them structure their thinking to bring clarity, craft smart solutions with them rather than for them, and to quickly get to the heart of the issue. Her clients trust that she understands their context and dynamics and is known for providing appropriate challenges that provoke the thought needed to bring about innovative approaches. Her background and experience as a business owner, and governor on multiple entities including her hapū incorporation, iwi trust board and large research and commercialisation entity enables her to bring pragmatic and alternative viewpoints

Riria’s promotion to partnership follows recent appointments which make up the firm’s Māori leadership team: Vincent Campbell (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkenga) as the firm's Pou Ahurea (Māori Cultural Advisor), Consulting Director Tiare Otene (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa), Technology Consulting Partner Rachael Niao, (Ngāti Awa, Tuhoe, Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa) and Government Consulting Partner Kaapua Smith (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Awa).

"We are committed to building the firm’s cultural intelligence and Riria has played a significant role in behind the scenes getting us to where we are today, and we're now well positioned to make a stronger impact - starting with our people,” says Boyce.

With a career spanning more than 20 years across government, Māori and corporate sectors, Kaapua has held influential roles such as Head of Sustainability at Contact Energy, Political Advisor and Press Secretary for the Minister of Māori Affairs and Press Secretary for the Minister for Whānau Ora, as well as roles at Te Puni Kokiri and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As a graduate of Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori she is a staunch advocate of kaupapa Māori solutions. Kaapua believes that Māori knowledge, systems and tikanga can contribute to the wellbeing of our wider communities and environment. 

Charles has nearly 30 years of professional experience working across governments, the UN, civil society and the private sector for sustainable development and an end to poverty in our world of plenty. For the past 18 years, Charles has focused on the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change. He currently leads KPMG New Zealand's climate change, decarbonisation, ESG and sustainability services and plays a key role for KPMG IMPACT in New Zealand - KPMG's platform for accelerating its sustainability journey and creating a more inclusive, prosperous, and resilient Aotearoa. Charles’ primary interests are climate governance, the mainstreaming of sustainability in organisational strategies, and sustainable finance. 

Cushla leads the firm's national Audit Technology Risk team which focuses on assessing the security processes and controls of client IT environments to mitigate risks related to the integrity and reliability of systems and data. Experienced in analysing and assessing cyber and business processes controls, Cushla has successfully provided fully outsourced, co-sourced, and ad-hoc IT Audit, IT Advisory, and Internal Audit services to a range of clients across New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Her background in technology risk, internal audit, and cyber security, means she understands the importance of managing risk as well as the underlying role this plays in defining a strong environment of internal control.

Gavin has over 14 years’ experience providing audit and assurance services to listed and high-profile clients in New Zealand and Canada. He has worked with clients in a wide range of industries and specialises in energy, investment management and financial services. Gavin has experience in financial statement audits, audits of internal controls, regulatory 

Drawing on almost 19 years’ experience, Rochelle specialises in providing tax advice to clients in the real estate sector and is KPMG’s property sector leader. Her broad experience includes advising New Zealand listed and unlisted real estate companies on a range of tax issues and she has been involved in a number of due diligence, acquisition and capital raising engagements. Rochelle is able to clearly articulate complex matters and offer pragmatic and commercial advice of the highest quality.

Sven has over 20 years’ experience helping businesses to develop their strategy, deliver growth and improve their performance. Sven is a leading figure in KPMG’s approach to helping New Zealand private businesses develop and execute their strategic plans, working alongside an expanding team and a growing range of private businesses across a variety of business sizes, stages, sectors, and markets. 

Leading KPMG’s South Island Consulting team in Christchurch, Andrew has more than 25 years’ experience in the UK and New Zealand specialising in enterprise risk management, Internal Audit and complex business transformation projects.  Andrew is well known in the local market and also holds a voluntary role as the South Island Vice President for ISACA. He works across multiple sectors and helps his clients realise their objectives.

Specialising in Audit and Assurance, Matt’s clients include those in the Energy, Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Construction sectors, and have included NZX listed, UK FTSE and AIM companies as well as private equity backed and owner managed businesses. Matt has a focus on KPMG IMPACT, working with clients on ESG and Sustainability assurance, including Climate and Greenhouse Gas reporting.

Peter has over 20 years’ professional services experience in the UK and New Zealand primarily focussed on public sector operational efficiency, operating model design and implementation, value for money, cost reduction, strategic reviews, the use of data analytics to measure and improve performance, and leading complex change programmes.