Former Consulting Magazine Women Leader in Consulting and Top 25 Consultant to lead the firm.
KPMG has elected Lynne Doughtie to serve as its next Chairman and CEO, for a five-year term beginning July 1. Doughtie currently leads KPMG's Advisory business, and has held numerous leadership positions since beginning her career in the firm's Audit practice three decades ago.
Doughtie was named one of Consulting Magazine's Top 25 Consultants in 2012 and a Women Leader in Consulting in 2009.
"It is an honor to have the chance to lead KPMG at such a pivotal moment, when ensuring quality and confidence in the work we do has never been more important" Doughtie says. "Our firm, our clients and the entire marketplace are looking at a future of unprecedented change and extraordinary opportunity, where 'business-as-usual' is going to mean constant innovation and transformation. I'm excited to team with our incredibly talented people, as we work closely with companies and other organizations to help them address their most complex challenges and opportunities."
Doughtie succeed John Veihmeyer, who has served as U.S. Chairman and CEO since 2010 and simultaneously as Global Chairman of KPMG International since February of 2014.
"Lynne Doughtie is an incredibly innovative, thoughtful and inspiring leader, who has the exact qualities needed to lead our firm and our people in a time of increasing complexity and change," Veihmeyer says. "She has been a key member of our management team during a period in which we have built a strong culture within KPMG, that promotes integrity, high performance, and diversity and inclusion, and I know Lynne will continue to champion these values. She has led our U.S. Advisory practice to unprecedented levels of success and established it as KPMG's fastest growing business."
In addition, P. Scott Ozanus, who will continue in his role as Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer.
Doughtie, 52, becomes Chairman and CEO of KPMG at a time of tremendous momentum for the firm. With strong growth across all three of its businesses, KPMG was the fastest growing Big Four firm in the U.S. for fiscal year 2014, Veihmeyer says
Doughtie joined KPMG's Audit practice in 1985 and went on to serve in a number of national, regional and global leadership roles, including as the lead engagement partner for some of the firm's major clients. She is a member of the U.S. firm's Management Committee and KPMG International's global Advisory leadership team. Since 2011, she has led KPMG's Advisory business in the U.S.
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