KPMG installs new state chairs in Queensland and Tasmania
KPMG has installed two new state chairs, with Michael Hiller handing to Scott Guse in Queensland and David Harradine taking over from Paul Green in Tasmania.
An auditor by trade, Guse is a more than three-decade KPMGveteran, with time spent in Brisbane, Sydney, London and New York, while Harradine has been overseeing the firm’s middle-market Enterprise business in Hobart since 2019, having earlier spent over a decade and a half at Deloitte.
The pair replace two other certified KPMG veterans, with Michael Hiller and Paul Green both putting together 30-plus year runs at the Big Four firm, including, along with other national roles, around a decade each as the respective chairs of KPMG’s business in Queensland and Tasmania.
Queensland
Having joined KPMG in the early 90s on the back of a business accounting degree with the University of Technology Queensland, Guse has since held a number of state, national, and regional leadership roles, including as Asia Pacific insurance accounting boss, and as national brand & reputation leader for audit, assurance & risk consulting while overseeing the practice in Brisbane.
“I want to express my respect to those who have come before me, whose leadership has been instrumental in shaping our Queensland practice into the strong, vibrant business it is today,” Guse said. “As I take on this responsibility, I’m excited about the opportunity to build on their legacy and look forward to working alongside our 1,000+ talented people and 71 exceptional partners.”
Guse gave a shout-out to his predecessors, including of course Hiller, who has chaired the Queensland practice for the past eight years, while also serving as national deputy. Hiller joined KPMG as an audit graduate in 1986 before switching to consulting and spending time at breakaway BearingPoint, later leading KPMG’s Australian infrastructure, government & healthcare practice.
Tasmania
In contrast to Guse’s lengthy service, Harradine takes over from Green after just six years at the firm, albeit with three decades of professional experience under his belt. Kicking off his consulting sector career in 1998 with a brief stint at PwC, Harradine then spent 16 years in assurance, financial advisory, and risk at Deloitte, before serving as MyState Limited CFO ahead of joining KPMG.
“It’s difficult to put into words the gratitude and sense of privilege I feel in stepping into this role,” Harradine said. “KPMG in Tasmania is not defined by a single role or person; it’s a collegial, values-led partnership with over 100 talented people who are passionate about delivering exceptional service to our clients, and I’m constantly inspired by the culture we’ve built together.”
Harradine praised Green’s ‘extraordinary’ legacy and contribution, not just as chair over the past decade, but also as to the broader Tasmanian community. In addition to currently serving as KPMG’s national Enterprise COO, Green has been a board member of the Committee for Greater Hobart since its foundation, and until recently served as a director of Cricket Australia.
State chairs
As state chairs, Guse and Harradine join national deputy Carmel Mortell (Victoria), sports sector and Asia & International markets leader Doug Ferguson (New South Wales), global mining boss Trevor Hart (Western Australia), and Justin Jamieson and Andrew Spong in South Australia and the ACT – all who have been with KPMG for between two and three-and-a-half decades.
