KPMG boosts Islamic finance practice
KPMG
is pleased to announce that Neil D Miller has joined as global head of
Islamic finance. Neil joins from the law firm Norton Rose where he led
their global Islamic finance practice.
Neil
has specialised in Islamic finance since he moved to Bahrain in 1995.
He then returned to London in 2000 to set up Norton Rose’s Islamic
finance group which went on to win numerous industry awards under his
leadership, with Neil becoming a highly regarded industry figure
internationally.
Neil will lead KPMG’s global Islamic finance group from Dubai, where he has been based since 2009.
Vijay
Malhotra, senior partner of KPMG in the UAE and Oman, said: “We are
delighted that Neil has joined KPMG to lead our global Islamic finance
practice. Neil is an established leader in the global Islamic finance
market and is well connected especially given the time he has spent
working in the region.”
Neil
D Miller said: “KPMG’s global reach, vast client relationships and deep
industry insights will provide me with an opportunity to identify
services and products tailored to the Islamic Finance Industry. This,
and the commitment of the senior partners in the firm to the development
of Islamic finance, was an important factor in my decision to join
KPMG.
“To
prosper and grow, the Islamic financial industry needs to be served by
firms that can deliver well researched and designed tools that are
Shariah compliant and commercially viable, but also comprehensively
consider taxation, audit and accounting perspectives. KPMG already has a
strong Islamic finance offering and I look forward to developing this
further through its international network.”
KPMG’s
global Islamic finance team provides audit, tax and advisory services
to clients throughout the world. KPMG was recently named the best
Islamic assurance and advisory service provider at Euromoney’s Islamic
Finance Awards for the fourth consecutive year.
