KPMG has sacked its former chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett from the firm’s partnership in a rare move after finding she had stored printed copies of confidential Lendlease board documents in her locker, shared them with her colleagues to win audit contracts, and repeatedly lied about it.
A furious John Sams, the firm’s new chief executive, briefed partners on the dramatic development during a hastily convened all-partner call on Friday. He told the staff that the firm had uncovered an email in which Hoggett referred to keeping and sharing a printout of the papers in her locker.
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