KPMG Lower Gulf appoints Haffar as chief executive
Times News Service
MUSCAT: KPMG Lower Gulf has announced the appointment of Nader Haffar as CEO of the firm in the UAE and Oman with effect from October 1, 2018.
Vijay Malhotra who has led the growth of the firm across the UAE and Oman over many decades, will continue in the role of Chairman. Malhotra who has served as both Chairman and CEO of the firm in the past, personally played an active role in the selection of the CEO, following the firm’s decision to create two distinct roles back in 2017, to accelerate the firm’s ambitious growth strategy.
Both Malhotra and Haffar will work towards strengthening the firm’s three-fold approach that focuses on developing people, solutions and technology to meet the needs of KPMG’s expanding client base across the UAE and Oman.
Malhotra commented, “our business has recorded strong double digit growth in recent years and we expect this pace of growth to continue over the next 3-5 years. To support this future growth, we now consider it prudent to expand our senior leadership team and Nader’s appointment as CEO is an important element of our strategy.”
Nader has most recently served as Head of the firm’s management consultancy practice and has overseen considerable growth in that part of the firm’s business. His focus now will be to work closely with Chairman Vijay Malhotra and the firm’s 110-strong team of partners and directors to deliver innovative technologybased solutions to clients, while building and diversifying the firm’s expertise in the Lower Gulf.
Bringing more than 25 years of experience in management consulting, Nader has worked across a variety of industries in both the private and public sector, with a strong focus on government transformation programmes and energy and natural resources. He has also worked across various geographies, having spent many years in the US and Saudi Arabia.
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