Alex Thornton

Partner, International Pensions

KPMG in the UK

Alex leads the International Pensions practice at KPMG in the UK. He is a Partner in our Tax and Legal practice and has over 15 years experience advising on international pensions and global employment tax.

Alex has led large scale transformational international pension projects for a wide range of clients, designing and implementing tax governance frameworks. He has advised a wide range of global employers, international pension trustees and senior executives on cross-border and international pension tax, including establishing plans and advising on pension plan distributions.

Alex joined Deloitte and then worked as Tax Director of a leading hedge fund before returning to work at Deloitte and now KPMG.

  • BA(Hons), Cambridge University

  • MA, Yale University

  • International pensions tax

  • Global employment tax