KPMG in Ukraine is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Latos as Head of Advisory.
Having successfully expanded the Deal Advisory practice in Ukraine over the last twelve months, Latos will concentrate on further developing our Management Consulting and Risk Consulting capabilities in Ukraine.
“It’s a privilege to be appointed as Head of Advisory. We are seeing a rapidly changing business environment in Ukraine, where companies are having to address an increasingly complex range of issues. We have built a team of advisors with the breadth and depth of experience required to help clients solve their most critical business challenges. I’m thrilled to be leading our Advisory practice during this period, and helping clients to shape the future of their businesses,” says Peter.
Peter joined KPMG in 2001 to focus on advising clients on corporate transactions. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, carve-outs and public market transactions, for corporate, private equity and
public sector clients in the UK, Europe, Asia, North and South America, and since 2012 in the CIS. Peter can draw on his extensive experience to advise clients on all aspects of deal execution, including strategy, negotiation sup-
port, and when required, dispute resolution.
Outside of Deal Advisory, Latos is responsible for KPMG’s global alliance with Microsoft in Ukraine and the CIS. The alliance focuses on data & analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud transformation & compliance, and Dy-
namics CRM & ERP solutions. Peter is also a member of the KPMG’s technology and innovation leadership team in the CIS.
Prior to his latest appointment, Peter held the positions of Head of Private Equity in the CIS, and Head of Deal Advisory in Ukraine.
“Advisory is one of the key priorities for KPMG in Ukraine, and I have full confidence that Peter will significantly strengthen our advisory practice in Ukraine,” says Andriy Tsymbal, managing partner of KPMG in Ukraine.
KPMG in Ukraine is pleased to announce that Olivia Allison has been promoted to the position of Partner, Head of Forensic & Risk Consulting KPMG in Ukraine.
“I have enjoyed my time in Ukraine, helping to build up a large local team and working with Ukrainian and international businesses to help them to manage risk and improve compliance. Our growth in Risk Consulting – and in Advisory as a whole – is testament to the development that of the business culture in the country,” says
Olivia.
Olivia heads the Forensic and Risk Consulting teams at KPMG in Ukraine. She joined KPMG’s Forensic practice in London in January 2011. In 2016 she moved to Ukraine to set up the Forensic team, after living and working in several CIS countries and leading numerous complex international engagements. Before joining KPMG, Olivia worked as a journalist and researcher, and then worked in international business risk consultancy in the former
Soviet Union, Africa and the Middle East. She specializes in helping clients to assess and manage risks, conduct due
diligence on counterparties, and leading internal investigations and preparing expert witness reports for use in international litigation and arbitration.
“Olivia’s promotion to partnership is a credit to her personal achievements and our recognition of her extensive expertise in fraud investigations, anti-bribery services, anti-money laundering and forensic technology in the international and local markets. I have full confidence that Olivia will continue successful development of our Forensic and Risk Consulting practice,” says Andriy Tsymbal, managing partner of KPMG in Ukraine.
KPMG in Ukraine is happy to announce that Oksana Olekhova has been promoted to the position of Partner, Tax & Legal, KPMG in Ukraine.
“I am pleased to join the Partners’ team and anticipate there being numerous opportunities ahead for KPMG’s International Tax Team in Ukraine. Having broad managerial experience and strong team, I’m looking forward to supporting our clients in achieving their goals, as well as implementing measureable changes and results,” says Olekhova.
Oksana has had over 15 years of professional experience in tax consulting. She has participated in a number of engagements for the companies in various sectors, including energy, banking, FMCG, manufacturing, and agricul-
ture, using her broad expertise and industry-specific knowledge to find the most tax efficient solutions.
Oksana obtained some of the unique experiences in the course of provision of tax and legal services within recent intergovernmental projects in energy, infrastructure and construction. Within the scope of these engage-
ments, Oksana and her team provided support for tax planning/structuring of projects, representation of the client before the tax authorities, leading negotiations, and drafting and successfully passing specific tax legislation.
“We are very pleased with the continued growth of our Tax & Legal practice in Ukraine, and I am confident that Oksana’s promotion will have a significant impact on continued development of Tax & Legal practice in Ukraine,” says Andriy Tsymbal, managing partner of KPMG in Ukraine.
