David Leahy
Partner, KPMG

• Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Regina, Canada
• Canadian Chartered Accountant
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Accredited Quality Assurance assessor with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

David is a partner in KPMG Africa responsible for leading Risk Consulting services in the East Africa region. He has over eighteen years of experience in the governance, risk, internal audit and compliance profession.

David joined KPMG from Qatar Petroleum, an international energy company in the Arabian Gulf, where he worked for five years in the company’s internal audit and risk department.  Prior to this, David worked in the internal audit department for Trans Canada Pipelines in Canada, as well as working for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Canada and KPMG in Canada and Wales.

He provides a full spectrum of board advisory, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, sustainability and internal audit services.

David has extensive experience in the following industries: energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, insurance and finance, media, agriculture, casino, government and non-profit organizations.

David has advised boards of government agencies, regulator authorities, banks, manufacturing companies, media companies, NGOs, amongst others.

David is a member of the board of Fairtrade Africa and TradeMark East Africa.