PwC Australia announces new Executive Board

Monday 30th March 

PwC Australia’s CEO-elect, Tom Seymour, has today announced the formation of his new Executive Board to lead the firm over the next four years.

The new Board is designed to have a strong focus on the market, with ten of the fourteen roles having direct accountability for the firm’s businesses. Ensuring continuity of knowledge and experience, four members of the current Executive Board will be continuing with the new team.

“We are operating in unprecedented times and our key priority at this time is to keep our people safe and ensure we can continue to support our clients through one of the biggest crises ever to face our community and our economy. Forming our new Executive Board ensures we have certainty and stability as we lead our people and support our clients through this.”

The new Executive Board members sit within four distinct portfolios:

Assurance

• Matt Graham - Assurance Leader, with overall responsibility for our Assurance business. Matt will also become the PwC Asia Pacific Assurance Leader
• Kristin Stubbins - Audit Business Leader, with responsibility for all Audit services
• Corinne Best - Trust & Risk Business Leader, with responsibility for Risk Assurance services

Financial Advisory (FA)

• Pete Calleja - Financial Advisory Leader, with overall responsibility for all FA businesses (Deals, Infrastructure and Urban Renewal, Tax, Private Clients and Legal)
• Chris Morris - Tax Business Leader
• Martina Crowley - Private Clients Business Leader
• Rob Silverwood - Deals Business Leader

Consulting

• David McKeering - Consulting Leader, with overall responsibility for all Consulting services. David will also become the CEO of our ASEANZ Consulting business
• Nicole Salimbeni - Financial services (FS) and Consumer Business Leader, with responsibility for all services within the FS and Consumer industry sectors
• David Sacks - Government & Health Business Leader, with responsibility for all services within the Government and Health industry sectors

Strategic Functions

• Julie McKay - Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Well-being Officer, with responsibility for the firm’s internal D&I Strategy, external market offering and team wellness
• Liza Maimone - Chief Operating Officer, with overall responsibility for finance and operations, IT, and central Marketing and Human Capital services
• Sean Gregory - Chief Strategy, Risk and Reputation Officer, with overall responsibility for risk and reputation, Office of General Council, Independence, and firmwide strategy and planning. Sean will also be the PwC Asia Pacific Chief Risk Officer

The transition to the new Executive Board is underway with the new team to officially commence on Monday 6 April.