CEO Today United Kingdom Awards

23 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today United Kingdom Awards 2019 FINANCIAL SERVICES MELANIE RICHARDS Deputy Chair of KPMG UK FIRM PROFILE With a worldwide presence, KPMG continues to build on our member firms’ successes thanks to our clear vision, maintained values, and our people. KPMG in the UK is a leading provider of professional services, including audit, tax and advisory specialisms - delivering integrated solutions to our clients’ issues. In the UK, we have over 12,000 partners and staff working in more than 20 offices. Being part of a strong global network of member firms gives us a truly global mindset. With passion and purpose, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with you, integrating innovative approaches and deep expertise to deliver real results. How do we stand out from the crowd? We are passionate about the strength of our brand and our vision - to be the clear choice for our clients and our people, through the benefit we bring and the results we achieve. We want to attract the best talent, win the best mandates, do the best work for the best clients and become the professional services firm most trusted to deliver. To do this, we work by a set of values that enable us to live out our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our colleagues and the organisations we work with. Our Values What we believe and how we behave: • We lead by example • We respect the individual • We work together • We are open and honest in our communication • We seek the facts and provide insight • We are committed to our communities • Above all, we act with integrity These values also sit at the heart of our UK Code of Conduct, which defines the standards of ethical conduct we require of people in KPMG’s member firms worldwide. So, whenever you’re working with us, you’ll know we’re all on the same page. https://home.kpmg/uk/en ABOUT MELANIE RICHARDS Melanie was appointed Deputy Chair in October 2017 and works with the Chairman and Board in setting KPMG’s strategic direction and determining major policy positions. Melanie joined KPMG in 2000 to develop the Debt Advisory practice and has more than 30 years of banking experience in bank lending, debt restructuring and capital markets’ instruments. She is also experienced in the origination and execution of a full range of debt capital markets’ products. The debt advisory team has advised on almost 50 billion euros of transactions in the last couple of years with Melanie leading the advice for a number of publicly listed and private companies. Melanie was appointed to the KPMG UK Board in 2012 and became Vice Chair in October 2014. Melanie is a passionate champion of diversity and is a recognised voice on the issue of gender equality. She is a founding member of the 30% Club Steering Committee, a pioneering campaign focused on increasing female representation in FTSE Boards and Leadership. Areas of expertise • Banking • Capital Markets • Debt advisory