Senior PwC Australia partners Pete Calleja and Sean Gregory stood down from leadership positions late on Wednesday, as the tax leaks scandal continued to roil the consulting giant.
PwC partner Sean Gregory has also left the firm’s executive board.The developments, overseen by acting CEO Kristin Stubbins, come as PwC faces demands from politicians across the spectrum to reveal the names of all the partners involved in the leaks.
PwC CEO Tom Seymour has stepped down from his leadership role in response to the firm’s tax leaks scandal.“There were a number of partners who were in senior roles or remain in senior roles within our firm who were the recipients of emails which highlighted for example the marketing approach and financial success of the tax advice,” Mr Seymour said. “I am one of these partners.”Advertisement
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