Alison Kitchen's guest appearances

Alison Kitchen

Team Guru Podcast

Success Stories from Catherine Robson

The Coaching Podcast

Penny Locaso

Steve Simpson

Shelley Flett

Amantha Imber

John Buchanan

Jason Treu

Clara Brenner

Craig Ballantyne

Greg Smith

Oscar Trimboli

Mark Carter

Lisa Shalett

Roger Crawford

Andrea Turner

Mike Adams

OwlTail

When you have the opportunity to interview a leader in her field who happens to be the National Chairman of KPMG in Australia, then you do not pass up an opportunity like this one.Alison Kitchen is the National Chairman of KPMG Australia and also serves as a member of KPMG’s Global and Regional Boards. Alison has held a variety of management and governance roles within the partnership as well as serving as External Audit Partner for a range of major ASX listed companies.Alison has worked in geographically diverse and complexoperating environments providing advice on a range of topics including audit,risk, management, internal controls, business processes and regulatory change.Alison’s experience spans a range of industries including energy, mining,transport and consumer goods and financial services.During Alison’s time at KPMG, Alison has acted as lead auditpartner on five ASX Top 50 companies with global operations and has significanttransaction experience with those clients.In her current role as National Chairman, Alison isresponsible for the overall governance and strategic positioning of KPMG inAustralia. Alison also remains the lead partner for ANZ’s external audit.Alison is a member of Chief Executive Women.

When you have the opportunity to interview a leader in her field who happens to be the National Chairman of KPMG in Australia, then you do not pass up an opportunity like this one. Alison Kitchen is the National Chairman of KPMG Australia and also serves as a member of KPMG’s Global and Regional Boards. Alison has held a variety of management and governance roles within the partnership as well as serving as External Audit Partner for a range of major ASX listed companies. Alison has worked in geographically diverse and complexoperating environments providing advice on a range of topics including audit,risk, management, internal controls, business processes and regulatory change.Alison’s experience spans a range of industries including energy, mining,transport and consumer goods and financial services. During Alison’s time at KPMG, Alison has acted as lead auditpartner on five ASX Top 50 companies with global operations and has significanttransaction experience with those clients. In her current role as National Chairman, Alison isresponsible for the overall governance and strategic positioning of KPMG inAustralia. Alison also remains the lead partner for ANZ’s external audit. Alison is a member of Chief Executive Women.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on a board.  A serious corporate board.  Alison Kitchen is the National Chairman of KPMG to join me for a conversation about her 35 years with that company.

085 - Secrets of the boardroom with Alison Kitchen

In this week’s Success Story, Alison Kitchen, the first female National Chairman of KPMG, chats with Catherine Robson about her journey from accounting practitioner to senior leadership and why her earliest career decision was based on a dislike of green trousers.