KPMG International Launches Annual Review 2010

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Cutting Through Complexity," the KPMG International Annual Review 2010, released today, looks at individuals and teams in the KPMG global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services who turned uncertainty into opportunity for the clients and communities they served.

"The year 2010 produced extraordinary changes around the globe and resulted in enormous challenges for individuals, businesses and governments," says Timothy P. Flynn, Chairman, KPMG International. "The KPMG International Annual Review 2010 offers a broad view of how we are delivering new thinking and solutions to cut through the complexity our clients are facing today and help them turn that into a competitive advantage."

KPMG's first iPad^®-friendly, multimedia Review surveys the increasingly interconnected world and the evolving shift of economic power from West to East, examining India's changing tax laws and the implications for investment, the strong business relationship between Brazil and China, and emerging economic potential in Africa.  KPMG's thought leaders address the question, "How do you perform efficiently across a far-flung global enterprise?" throughout the Review, which contains animated graphics and video.

Jeremy Anderson, Global Chairman, Financial Services, and Aidan Brennan, Global Chairman, Performance & Technology, say change offers companies the chance to reconsider their business models, while Joachim Schindler, Global Head of Audit, talks about the challenges multinational companies face amid the wave of regulation following the financial crisis. In a video, Edge Zarrella, partner, KPMG China, says Cloud computing provides clients—especially those in Asia—an opportunity to make a "transformational shift" in overcoming regional technology challenges.

People are essential to thriving in a complex business environment, the Review reports, especially people adept at working across national borders. Kaisri Nuengsigkapian, Chief Executive Officer, KPMG in Thailand, has dubbed herself "Chief Encouragement Officer," because she encourages her people to become passionate global citizens. This approach is applauded by Rachel Campbell, Global Head of People, who adds that learning at KPMG has become a worldwide enterprise, thanks to initiatives such as the KPMG Business School.

The Review also demonstrates how KPMG people in 2010 used their leadership skills to confront the world's great dilemmas. Tim Stiles, Global Chair, International Development Services, narrates a video montage on KPMG member firms' relief efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti, and Yvo DeBoer, global adviser to KPMG, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, tackles the business implications of climate change policy.

In addition, the Review's animated graphics provide statistics on the KPMG's Global Green program, Global Mobility assignments, and fiscal 2010 financial results.

The KPMG International Annual Review 2010 is available for viewing at kpmg.com/annualreview.  (A PDF can be downloaded online or, for iPads, via the KPMG app for iPad, available from the Apple App Store(SM). The App Store and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc.)

About KPMG International

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.  We operate in 150 countries and have 138,000 people working in member firms around the world.  The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity.  Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.

SOURCE KPMG International