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KPMG announces appointment of six Nigerians among nine new partners in West Africa.

Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) has announced the appointment of nine new partners to its firms in West Africa, with six of the appointees being Nigerians.

The announcement was made via a post on the official LinkedIn account of KPMG Nigeria on Tuesday, highlighting the firm’s commitment to leadership development within the region.

The new partners, all recognized for their outstanding client service, leadership abilities, and professional expertise, are expected to play a significant role in strengthening KPMG’s diverse service offerings across West Africa.

The statement emphasized that their appointments will further enable the firm to meet the growing demands of clients and enhance its capacity to deliver on its promise of excellence in the region.

“KPMG is pleased to announce the appointment of nine (9) new partners to our firms in West Africa with effect from 1 October 2024. Our new partners are outstanding professionals with a proven track record of excellent client service. They are leaders in their fields representing the diverse range of our service offerings across geographies and are passionate about our values.

“These Partnership admissions enhance the strength of our firms in West Africa and support our vision of being the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm, focused on the needs of our people, clients, and society,” the statement read in part.

The new appointees and their designations
The statement released by KPMG announces the appointment of six Nigerians and three Ghanaians as new partners within its West African operations. This strategic move highlights the firm’s dedication to expanding its leadership capabilities in the region.

The Nigerian appointees are Aminat Jegede, Ayotunde Funsho, Dotun Adediran, Ololade Ajayi, Oludayo Adeniji, and Samuel Asiyanbola, while the Ghanaian appointees are Caroline Anokye, Gordon Dardey, and Justina Amartey-Kwei.

Nigerian appointees and their respective designations:
1. Aminat Jegede – Tax, Regulatory & People Services, Nigeria
2. Ayotunde Funsho – Advisory Services, Nigeria
3. Dotun Adediran – Advisory Services, Nigeria
4. Ololade Ajayi – Advisory Services, Nigeria
5. Oludayo Adeniji – Tax, Regulatory & People Services, Nigeria
6. Samuel Asiyanbola – Advisory Services, Nigeria

Ghanaian appointees and their respective designations:
1. Caroline Anokye – Audit Services, Ghana
2. Gordon Dardey – Tax, Regulatory & People Services, Ghana
3. Justina Amartey-Kwei – Tax, Regulatory & People Services, Ghana

The statement further emphasized that these appointments bring a wealth of expertise to KPMG’s West African operations, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to delivering trusted and high-quality professional services across the region.

Ojiofor:
Na Yoruba man get this company because all the appointees are all Yoruba.

Ojiofor:
Na Yoruba man get this company because all the appointees are all Yoruba.

Ojiofor:
Na Yoruba man get this company because all the appointees are all Yoruba.

sreamsense:
KPMG is about quality. Those selected are best qualified, nothing like emotional recruitment or crying of marginalization here. Go find out more about KPMG

Ojiofor:
Na Yoruba man get this company because all the appointees are all Yoruba.

Resurrection212:

We will bring KPMG down which kind marginalized is this no federal character you appointment is a lopsided one we will not take it.

LegendHero:
Nope. Yoruba just have the largest repository of brains among any Nigeria ethnicity in the corporate world.

Same thing is applicable in USA, UK, and Canada. If you go and check the employees of the Big 4 consulting firms like Deloitte, KPMG, EY, & PWC, Yoruba will dominate among the Nigeria employees in those companies.

Ojiofor:
Yoruba dominating does not mean 100% how can it be 6 over 6?
When it does not favour you hope you will accept it as based on merit.

DeLaRue:
KPMG is an international company with its global headquarters in Holland.

They would not appoint Partners on the basis of who comes from where in Nigeria.

It might just be that the majority of the Directors who qualify for appointment as Partners at the present time just happen to be Yorubas.

It is probably no more than a coincidence. A time might also come when there are more Igbo Partners than others.

And I believe there are existing Partners of Igbo extraction in KPMG currently. Those ones are senior to the new Partners.

Is anyone suggesting that the existing Partners of Igbo extraction conspired to only appoint new Yoruba Partners?

Ojiofor:
Story,the people that put quarter system in our constitution have turn around to claim merit when it suits them.
Once table turns you will remember quarter system.

Ojiofor:
How come only Yorubas are qualified for the job?
Tinubu is out doing Buhari in tribalism and bigotry.

Ojiofor:
Na Yoruba man get this company because all the appointees are all Yoruba.