澳大利亚麦格理集团披露了董事会成员、前KPMG合伙人Michelle Hinchliffe在该集团价值7亿美元审计合同竞标过程中与KPMG高管的一系列互动。1这份审计合同为期10年，是澳大利亚企业中最大的审计合同。1
Hinchliffe于2022年从KPMG离职加入麦格理董事会。1在竞标期间，她与KPMG当时主席Martin Sheppard会面，并与参与竞标的其他合伙人进行社交往来，包括与合伙人Charles Hatchman和Patricia Stebbens共餐。1由于与KPMG存在潜在利益冲突，Hinchliffe在审计事项上未进行投票。1
麦格理主席Glenn Stevens去年曾将对Hinchliffe角色的担忧称为"闲言碎语"，但在7月年度会议上宣布审查KPMG的审计能力。1KPMG因审计丑闻被爆出不当获取客户机密信息后，麦格理上周宣布终止KPMG作为首选审计师的资格，同时启动了对其竞标过程的审查。1
类似的情况也出现在其他机构——Westpac董事Michael Ullmer透露，前KPMG合伙人Peter Nash因在审计竞标期间与KPMG高管的社交接触而从Westpac董事会辞职。1
Macquarie Group has disclosed details of interactions between board member Michelle Hinchliffe, a former KPMG partner, and KPMG executives during the competitive process for a $700 million audit contract 1. The 10-year audit engagement, valued at over $700 million, represents one of Australia's largest corporate audit contracts 1. Last week, Macquarie terminated KPMG's status as the preferred auditor and initiated a review of the firm's conduct during the bidding process, following a public scandal in which KPMG improperly accessed client confidential information 1.
Hinchliffe joined Macquarie's board in 2022 after leaving KPMG 1. During the audit competition, she met with then-KPMG chairman Martin Sheppard and engaged in social interactions with other partners involved in the bid 1. Specifically, Hinchliffe dined with KPMG partner Charles Hatchman, whose wife was unable to attend due to illness, and also shared a meal with KPMG partner Patricia Stebbens 1. Due to the potential conflict of interest with KPMG, Hinchliffe abstained from voting on audit matters 1.
Macquarie chairman Glenn Stevens previously dismissed concerns about Hinchliffe's role as "gossip" last year, but announced a review of KPMG's audit capabilities at the July annual meeting 1. The disclosure also follows a similar incident at Westpac, where director Michael Ullmer revealed that former KPMG partner Peter Nash had resigned from Westpac's board due to social contact with KPMG executives during an audit bidding process 1.
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