KPMG promotes Carmen Bekker to lead marketing advisory division

News 29 Jun 2021 - 2 min read

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KPMG has announced a restructure of its Customer, Brand & Marketing Advisory team, with Carmen Bekker stepping into the role of Lead Partner, as Amanda Hicks takes another role within the business. The unit is beefing up with a number of other hires.

What you need to know:

KPMG's Amanda Hicks is exiting as Lead Partner for KPMG's marketing division.
Carmen Bekker steps into the role as the team expands.

KPMG Australia has promoted Carmen Bekker to lead its "new look" leadership team for the Customer, Brand & Marketing Advisory (CBMA) division.

She will head up a team that includes several promotions and lateral hires from within the firm including:

Newly promoted Partner, and financial services specialist, Ben Kilpatrick
Social media and consumer insights specialist Louise Pogmore
Payments and products advisory Partner Brett Watson who joins from the KPMG banking team

Outgoing CBMA Lead Partner Amanda Hicks is taking on a new role as the National Managing Partner – Client Experience & Brand.