Neil is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years of experience at KPMG, having worked in both South Africa and the United Kingdom. Since August 2021, he has served as Global Head of Assurance and ESG Methodology, with a mandate that now spans the evolution of assurance across sustainability, and emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Neil has been actively involved in sustainability assurance since 2010, when he was appointed Head of the Climate Change and Sustainability practice in South Africa. Other roles included Head of Audit Risk Management for KPMG South Africa, while continuing to lead complex assurance engagements. Building on this foundation, Neil is now at the forefront of advancing AI Assurance as a critical extension of audit, to support organizations in building trust in AI-enabled processes, models and decision-making.
In January 2023, Neil was appointed to the International Audit and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). His initial focus was the Sustainability Assurance Task Force responsible for drafting ISSA 5000 and now includes broader discussions shaping the future of audit and assurance, including technology and AI-related considerations.