Paul Howes appointed as KPMG director

Updated | Paul Howes, who stood down as national secretary of the Australian Workers Union last week, has been appointed as a director at KPMG.

Mathew DunckleyDeputy Editor, The Age

Updated Jul 10, 2014 – 7.35pm, first published at 10.00am

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Paul Howes was appointed a director at KPMG working as a consultant advising on business transformation, transactions and superannuation.

The high-profile Mr Howes formally stood down as national secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union last week. John Somerville, head of advisory at KPMG Australia, said it was the first time the company had hired a senior unionist.

Mathew Dunckley is deputy editor and investigations editor at The Age. He was previously digital editor at the Age, national business editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Melbourne bureau chief for the Australian Financial Review.