KPMG Australia’s CEO Andrew Yates quits over whistleblower scandal

Yates says we have let ourselves down’ when dealing with allegations of client information being misused

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KPMG’s Australian chief Andrew Yates will step down immediately, after taking responsibility for the consultancy firm’s failure to properly respond to whistleblower allegations around the misuse of client information.

The firm’s chief executive made the announcement on Friday morning, saying in a statement that “I have been committed to a speak-up culture in our firm”.