KPMG’S TEFLON MAN
The man who wriggled out of any accountability at KPMG
Though he played an influential role at the Gupta-linked auditing firm for many years, former chairman Yunus Suleman has somehow managed to stay out of the spotlight
In all the career-destroying fuss surrounding KPMG’s "substandard" work relating to the Guptas and the SA Revenue Service, one key player has remained unscathed, indeed unnoticed. Yunus Suleman didn’t even receive a passing mention in the headline-grabbing mea culpa released by KPMG in late September. That confession followed a supposedly comprehensive investigation into allegations of irregularities and misconduct and identified eight partners who were forced to resign, including chairman of the board Ahmed Jaffer. Jaffer had taken up the chairman’s position only in 2015. CEO Trevor Hoole, who had taken over from Moses Kgosana as CEO in May 2015, was also one of the departees.That Suleman got no mention was remarkable, though perhaps not entirely surprising. Suleman, who was the audit firm’s front man for years, was appointed chairman of KPMG in 2007 and remained in that position until March 2015. He joined the firm as a partner in 2002 at around the same time the Guptas became KPM...
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