KPMG Australia Appoints Ben Travers Deputy CEO

Ben Travers has taken on an expanded leadership role at KPMG Australia, being appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer alongside his existing responsibilities as National Managing Partner of Tax & Legal. The appointment forms part of a series of senior leadership changes announced by KPMG Australia CEO John Sams, as the professional services firm continues to reshape its executive leadership structure. Travers will bring his extensive experience in tax advisory, workforce strategy and organisational leadership to the broader executive position. Travers has spent more than 27 years with KPMG Australia, progressing through various leadership positions across the firm's tax, people and specialist advisory practices. Since July 2023, he has served as National Managing Partner of Tax & Legal, leading the firm's tax and legal services across Australia. He also assumed the position of Head of Tax & Legal for KPMG Asia Pacific in April 2026, expanding his leadership responsibilities across the region. His work focuses on helping businesses navigate complex tax and regulatory challenges through technology-driven solutions and insights. Before becoming National Managing Partner, Travers served as Partner in Charge of People Services from April 2020 to July 2023 and Partner in Charge of Specialist Tax and Reward from October 2017 to April 2020. In these positions, he led service lines covering People Services, Global Transfer Pricing and Indirect Taxes. Earlier, he spent more than seven years as a Partner in People Services, advising organisations on performance and reward, incentive design, employee engagement, global mobility, social security and employment taxation. Travers began his career at KPMG in November 1999, progressing from graduate-level positions to Director through roles spanning human resources, finance and tax. His nearly three-decade association with the firm reflects extensive experience across professional services, strategic advisory and business leadership. In his expanded role as Deputy CEO, he will contribute to KPMG Australia's senior executive leadership alongside CEO John Sams, as the firm focuses on strengthening organisational accountability, rebuilding stakeholder confidence and navigating a period of significant business transformation.