KPMG in India has a new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in Arun M. Kumar.

Kumar, who was till recently a top official in the Obama administration, has been elected to head the professional services firm in India for a five-year term beginning February 5, said a KPMG announcement on Sunday.

He succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years.

Kumar -- who was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India partners -- brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the US over the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.

He has spent the majority of his career with KPMG in the US, including serving on the KPMG US and KPMG Americas boards from 2008-2013.

Srivats.kr@thehindu.co.in

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