Warrick Cleine MBE

Chairman and CEO | Managing Partner – Deals, Tax & Legal

KPMG in Vietnam

Warrick Cleine MBE has been based in Vietnam for over 27 years and serves on the Asia Pacific Board and Global Council of KPMG. He is the Chairman and CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia, and Managing Partner of the firm's Deals, Tax and Legal practice. KPMG is the leading professional services firm in Vietnam and Cambodia, with 62 partners and 2000 employees. The Firm provides Audit, Tax, Legal, Deal Advisory and Management Consulting services from offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang and Phnom Penh.

In addition to his leadership role at KPMG, Cleine is an Adjunct Professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University Vietnam) and a Visiting Professor of Practice at the British University Vietnam (BUV). He is also the Chairman of the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam and the British Corporate Advocacy Council in Vietnam. Additionally, Cleine acts as an advisor to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and an Honorary Advisor to the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

Recognized as one of Southeast Asia's foremost corporate advisors, he is a sought-after speaker and writer on Asia-Pacific business, geopolitical, and economic affairs. Cleine brings extensive experience in advising governments and corporations on strategy, corporate governance, trade, taxation, and structuring.

Warrick Cleine was made an Ordinary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by King Charles III for services to British trade and investment in Vietnam.

Cleine is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CA) and is registered as a CPA in both Vietnam (VACPA) and Cambodia (KICPAA).

Function | Service

∘ Business Services

Topic

∘ Business Performance

∘ Corporate Development

∘ Economics

∘ Future of Work

∘ Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CA)

  • Member, Certified Public Accountant (Registered Auditor), Ministry of Finance, Vietnam

  • Member, Certified Public Accountant, Cambodia

  • Chairman of the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam

  • Chairman of British Corporate Advocacy Council in Vietnam

  • Ordinary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)