Rachel is responsible for promoting, enhancing and protecting the firm’s reputation with colleagues, clients and communities. Rachel leads KPMG UK’s communications, external affairs, corporate responsibility, ESG corporate reporting, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity and Culture, Wellbeing & Engagement teams. As part of this, she oversees KPMG UK’s relationships with key stakeholders including government, the media, our charitable partners and wider stakeholders.
Before KPMG UK, Rachel was a senior civil servant, latterly working in No.10 and the Cabinet Office as Principal Private Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary. She is a former Chair and patron group member of Access Accountancy, a charity that seeks to widen access to the accounting profession and sits on the advisory council of the Patchwork Foundation.
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Master's degree in International Law and International Relations, Lancaster University
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CBE for contributions to public service
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Brand and reputation management
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Corporate responsibility assurance and reporting