Sacked KPMG executive Eileen Hoggett has been confronted with evidence showing she emailed a colleague about confidential documents stored in her locker, as a high powered-parliamentary inquiry probes the whistleblower scandal rocking the firm.
Hoggett also revealed she would cop a hefty financial penalty after being expelled from the firm, which has been thrown into turmoil by damaging allegations aired by a whistleblower.
Hoggett was once a contender to become KPMG Australia’s chief executive, but was expelled from the firm last month after new evidence emerged to support a whistleblower’s allegation that sensitive Lendlease board documents were kept in a locker in KPMG’s Sydney office.
The board documents were used to win business with other clients, and it was Hoggett’s locker. New CEO John Sams sacked her immediately over the issue, after Hoggett had previously denied the documents were in the locker.
On Friday, Hogget said she did not remember storing the documents in her locker, but also admitted she had been made aware of new evidence in recent weeks that “has caused me to recognise that some of my previous recollections, and therefore some of the answers I gave in interviews, were not accurate.”
Hoggett apologised, said she had not sought to mislead, and had “answered the questions based on what I genuinely remembered at the time about events that took place in 2023”.
“I was provided with a copy of an email dated back from one May 2023, three weeks ago, that would...
Chinese authorities have ordered major e-commerce platforms to remove 35 online stores operating under the name "Hong Kong Pharmacy" as part of a crackdown on fraudulent medical marketing, the Nati...