One of the most senior partners at a Big Four accounting firm has apologised and been sent for leadership coaching after complaints over the way he spoke to colleagues. KPMG said that Sanjay Thakkar, head of deal advisory in Britain, had been subject to an internal investigation after a formal complaint. He was cleared of bullying but the firm concluded that aspects of his behaviour “required improvement”. The concerns over Mr Thakkar emerged after the Financial Times reported that two senior female partners had resigned in response to the way KPMG handled bullying allegations against a senior male partner, whom it did not name. KPMG confirmed yesterday that the partner in question was Mr Thakkar, 50, one of its 14-strong executive committee in Britain.

Source: The Times May 30, 2019 23:03 UTC