Ken Reid
Global Head of Alliances
KPMG International
Ken is driven by a desire to help clients address their most exciting opportunities or biggest challenges. Ken brings a collaborative mindset to how KPMG firms work across functions and borders alongside our alliances and other ecosystem partners. “KPMG has a privileged position with our clients,” he says. “We have the opportunity and permission to orchestrate our people and capabilities alongside those of our alliance partners to bring the very best solutions to clients.”
Ken joined KPMG in 1998 in the UK, moving to Australia in 1999, and was admitted to the Partnership in 2002. Working with clients across Audit, Deals and Consulting with a focus on TMT, he was a Leader in Audit, then became National Managing Partner, Innovation, Digital & Data in 2015, and a member of the Australian firm’s Leadership team. Following this, he became Head of Advisory & Consulting for KPMG Asia Pacific in 2019, and Global Head of Alliances in 2022.
Ken has led Audit and Advisory teams servicing leading companies in media, telecommunications and industrial markets. Ken’s client experience covers tech startups through to major public companies.
As Global Head of Alliances, Ken leads KPMG’s strategic ecosystem of alliances globally, collaborating with market-leading technology, data and services companies to help clients solve their most pressing technology-based challenges and transform their businesses for the future.
Hailing from Scotland, Ken enjoys playing soccer, travelling and is kept busy driving his three children to their sport and other activities.