KPMG’s UK/Swiss Group has finalised its governance structure to strengthen its ability to work more efficiently as one partnership and to be more agile in serving its clients’ growth plans.
Following the merger of KPMG UK and Switzerland just over a year ago, a Group Board, led by Melissa Geiger, and a Group Executive Committee, led by Jon Holt, were established.
While the merger has created one combined partnership group for clients, the UK and Swiss firms need to continue with local oversight of the businesses in each country to meet their regulatory requirements. The UK’s local governance has been restructured to make it more efficient and to avoid duplication.
In the UK:
- The UK Oversight Board will now be the name of the UK Board, maintaining robust oversight and challenge over culture, risk, audit quality and the requirements of operational separation and strategy. This will be led by Robin Walduck, following a vote by the UK partners. He will take up the role at the end of Bina Mehta’s term on 31 March 2026.
- There will also be a UK representative on the Group Board, following a Group partner vote, this will be Jonathan Downer from 1 January 2026.
In Switzerland:
- The firm’s Executive Board of Directors will remain in place.
- The Swiss representative on the Group Board will remain Thomas Brotzer.
Both firms entered the merger from positions of strength, as growing, profitable businesses in their respective home markets and have a long and strong history of working together for multinational clients.
