KUALA LUMPUR: KPMG in Malaysia has appointed Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh as its senior advisor on tax policy, effective March 1, 2024.
"I'm delighted to take up the role of senior advisor on tax policy for KPMG to support the firm's tax advisory team. Taxation plays an important role in the economic development of any country. The right tax policy will enhance productivity, boost industry sector growth, and attract FDI, which is beneficial to Malaysia," he said in a statement today.
Dr. Veerinderjeet has over 40 years of experience in tax management in the public sector, academia, professional firms, and the corporate sector as a board member in public entities.
This includes being appointed by the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia as part of the Tax Reform Committee from 2018 to 2020, KPMG said in a statement today.
KPMG managing director Datuk Johan Idris said, "Dr. Veerinderjeet started his career at KPMG, and this appointment is a welcome homecoming. As a senior advisor for the firm, he'll be supporting KPMG and the wider business community in managing the increasingly complicated tax landscape."
Johan said that his wealth of experience will enhance the value of KPMG's tax advisory offering to its clients.
Prior to this appointment at KPMG, Dr. Veerinderjeet was the non-executive chairman of Tricor Malaysia, the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Axcelasia Inc, and the chairman and managing director of Taxand Malaysia.
He currently serves as the chair of the Ethics Standards Board of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), a council member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), and an EXCO member of the International Fiscal Association (Malaysia Branch).
Dr. Veerinderjeet is also on the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, based in Amsterdam, and is a vice chair of the Global Tax Commission on Taxation at the International
Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris.
He is also the past president of MIA, MICPA, and the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia.
