As head of KPMG’s Asia & International Markets team, Doug has positioned himself as a bridge between Australia and other countries for major investment projects. Doug’s extensive regional knowledge – and conversational Mandarin Chinese – is built on a decade of living and working in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong as a Transactions specialist. His most notable task while there was to assist in the disposal of Lehman Brothers’ distressed assets throughout Asia.
Doug’s other great interest is agribusiness, fuelled by his family’s cattle grazing business in Central West NSW. “I like to spend as much time as possible with my parents and two young children on the farm”.
In March 2019, Doug took up the role of Chairman of KPMG in New South Wales.
Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting), 1996, University of Technology, Sydney
Fellow, Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Graduate and Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Co-author of 10 KPMG-University of Sydney reports on Chinese investment in Australia under the “Demystifying Chinese Investment” series
Scholarship, Taiwan Ministry of Education, to study Mandarin Chinese at the Taiwan National Normal University, 1996-97
Chairman, Asia Society Australia
Business Champion, New Colombo Plan
Vice President, Australia China Business Council
Adjunct Professor, University of Sydney Business School
Advisory Council Member, University of Sydney China Studies Centre