KPMG appoints specialist partner to strengthen oil and gas portfolio

Vijay Malhotra, CEO and Senior Partner, KPMG Lower Gulf, said, "It has always been our strategy to have the best people cater to the needs of our clients. We have been in the region for 40 years and managed to remain one of the market leaders by attracting the best people to the Firm. We understand the complexity of the market and hence have taken steps to further strengthen our Oil and Gas team."

He also added, "Hilda has over 21 years of experience in consulting and auditing of clients in the Oil & Gas and Mining Industries. She has provided advisory services across the entire oil and gas value chain and has deep knowledge of process transformation, change management, and financial process redesign. I would like to welcome her to the Firm and we look forward to working with her and capitalizing on her expertise."

Hilda was previously with KPMG in Cape Town and Moscow and is the Global Head - Advisory (Oil & Gas). She will be overseeing business development engagements in UAE/Oman and Bahrain/Qatar within the Oil & Gas/Energy sector and the Global firm's Oil & Gas leadership.

Talking about her new role, Hilda said, "Everything we do with the oil and gas industry is marked by total commitment to serving clients and understanding their complex and constantly changing markets. This commitment gives us deep knowledge of our clients and their businesses, together with a keen and fully informed perspective on the issues they are facing. The result is a consistent, distinctive, high-quality local service capability supported by our global capability."

Hilda is a qualified member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and will be based out of KPMG's office in Abu Dhabi.