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Another KPMG leader steps aside amid audit leak scandal fallout

KPMG Australia chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett steps aside as audit leak fallout widens Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 4:32pm In short: Eileen Hoggett's move marks another major change in the firm's leadership team after the chief executive and head of audit resigned last week. Ms Hoggett will return to a full-time audit role as investigations continue. The changes come after publicly aired revelations by a whistleblower that auditors at the firm had misused confidential client documents.