Sanjay Thakkar, who sits on the executive committee at KPMG has agreed to take a leave of absence from the organisation following "bullying" claims according to The Daily Telegraph.
Two women, Maggie Brereton, and Ina Kjaer had quit the accounting firm after allegations of bullying by Thakkar had been dismissed. Their resignation, seen as a mark of protest, made at the “scandalous” handling of complaints against Thakkar has resulted in the head of deal advisory in Britain to apologise and had earlier been sent for leadership coaching classes.
According to a statement issued by KPMG, Thakkar, had been subject to an internal investigation after a formal complaint was filed but was cleared of bullying. However, the firm has concluded that aspects of his behaviour “required improvement".
All of the Big Four remain under scrutiny following multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour among senior staff. At the end of 2018, all four firms publicly admitted that they had dismissed multiple senior partners for bullying and inappropriate behaviour.
