Oleg Goshchansky

Oleg joined KPMG in Moscow in 1997 and was appointed Audit Partner in 2002. Earlier he worked in Germany, taking part in the audits of German companies. Since 1 October 2012 Oleg acts as Chairman and Managing Partner of KPMG in the CIS, as well as a member of KPMG's Global Board and Global Council and the Board of KPMG in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to this appointment, Oleg was CIS Head of Audit. Under Oleg, KPMG's Audit practice became the biggest in the Russian market. Oleg has extensive experience with companies in the oil and gas, metals and mining, transport, machine-building, chemical, telecommunications, automotive, construction and energy sectors. He has actively assisted in a number of IPOs by large Russian groups on international and Russian stock exchanges, as well as in mergers and acquisitions. Oleg is a prominent speaker on Russia at various forums, including St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, RSPP’s Russian Business Week, INNOPROM, Sochi Investment Forum, Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum and other.