Chair Bill Michael apologised by email for comments made in a virtual meeting with 1,500 employees
The UK chair of accountancy firm KPMG has apologised to staff after telling them to “stop moaning” during a virtual meeting about the pandemic and the impact of lockdown on people’s lives.
Bill Michael, an Australian who has headed the company since 2017, was speaking at a town hall meeting on Monday with members of the firm’s financial services consulting team when he made the comments.