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The senior partner and chair of KPMG UK, Bill Michael, has resigned following a backlash to comments he made during a video call with staff.
KPMG confirmed on 12 February that Michael had resigned and would leave the firm at the end of the month.
Accountancy
KPMG chair Bill Michael resigns from UK firm
Comes after firm said it would investigate a staff in which he described unconscious bias as 'complete crap'
The senior partner and chair of KPMG UK, Bill Michael, has resigned following a backlash to comments he made during a video call with staff.
KPMG confirmed on 12 February that Michael had resigned and would leave the firm at the end of the month.