KPMG US appoints chief strategy officer, national managing partners and principals

KPMG US on Wednesday announced its new chief strategy officer – Phil Isom – and its national managing partners and principals.

The Big Four accountancy’s national managing partners and principals are:

• Scott Buckley, national managing partner, advisory operations.
• Mike Comer, national managing partner, operations.
• David Fine, national managing principal, legal & regulatory.
• Dana Foote, national managing partner, audit operations.
• Ann Holley, national managing partner, tax.
• Jason Larue, national managing principal, talent & culture.
• Todd Lohr, national managing principal, clients & markets.
• Arun Rajappa, national managing principal, risk management & compliance.
• Jason Rash, national managing partner, audit quality & professional practice.
• Patrick Ryan, national managing partner, advisory strategy & markets. 

Phil Isom, who is based in Chicago, succeeds Talley Lambert as chief strategy officer.

Isom was previously head of KPMG’s global M&A practice and head of KPMG US’ corporate finance practice. In the role, he led 2,600 professionals working in 156 member firm countries who provide advisory services for M&A, divestments, strategy and finance, restructuring, leveraged buyouts, and structured financing.

Isom has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, restructuring, and capital raising.

Prior to joining KPMG in 2011, Isom established the capital advisory practice at another Big Four firm and was co-founder and chief investment officer at Monroe Capital. Earlier in his career, he worked at Finova Capital, Bankers Trust, and LaSalle National Bank.

He has an MBA from Loyola University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from The University of Dayton.

KPMG US has more than 36,000 employees and partners across 90+ US offices.