Ms Alison Kitchen

Alison is the National Chairman of KPMG Australia. She is also a member of KPMG's Global and Regional Boards and is Chair of KPMG's Global Audit Quality Committee.  In this role, Alison is responsible for holding the firm to the highest professional standards of governance, quality and integrity to engender the trust of KPMG's people, clients and community.  Alison has held a variety of management and governance roles within the partnership, as well as serving as External Audit Partner for a range of major ASX listed companies.  

Outside of KPMG, Alison is also a Director of the Business Council of Australia and a Board Member of Belvoir Street Theatre.  Alison was also a member of the ANU Foundation Board from 2018 until her appointment onto the Council.

Alison has a Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Sheffield. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and of the Institute in England and Wales. Alison is also a Registered Company auditor and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors and Chief Executive Women.