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Περιοδική ενημερωτική έκδοση της KPMG • Tεύχος 18 • Ιούλιος 2019

Senior Partner’s Message 2
Alumni Corner 3
KPMG around the world 4
Events 6
Sponsorships 11
Functions’ News 12
Corporate Responsibility 14
People Development 16

Senior Partner’s Message One more financial year has come to an end. However, in this message I do not want to refer to

the financial performance of our Firm.

This has been the most challenging year for the Firm. We have transitioned to a new era, and I am
confident that we will all together be successful in
strengthening further our Firm in the market against our
competitors thereby creating new opportunities for all of us.

We have decided to have our annual staff meeting in
September at which time we will review the past, but more
importantly we will present to you and discuss our plans for
the future of the Firm.

I would like to wish you all a relaxing summer break with your
family and loved ones and to be ready when you return for an
exciting and challenging new financial year.

Nick Vouniseas

We are happy to announce that we have moved to new offices in Thessaloniki.

This is part of our ambitious plans for business development and growth and our
relentless efforts to further strengthen our firm in the market.

Our new modern, spacious and contemporary space can accommodate a total of 30
people, has a conference room equipped with Cisco Telepresence and guest WiFi
access, a multi-purpose training room with LCD projector and a fully equipped
kitchen and eat in area. Moreover, all our colleagues now have a direct 3-digit dial
extension (the dial numbers have been already updated on ATS).

The address for our new premises is below:
Aghias Anastasias & Laertou, Philippos Business Center
555 35 Pylaia, Thessaloniki

Our telephone and fax numbers as well as our VAT number and Tax Office details
remain the same.

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ACCA, ICAEW AND SOEL EXAMSΤhe 2018 exams are concluded while ourcompleting the Greek exams and concentrate on
the ACCA and ICAEW subjects, not to mention
Alumni Cornerstudents that have already taken the 2019 Marchleavers. On the bright sight we have a
and June exams (ICAEW and ACCA) and have also considerable number of new-joiners in December
taken the IESOEL exams which ended last 2018 and January 2019 (over 40) who will be
Tuesday (2 July). Note for ICAEW and ACCA, in taking their first exams in December 2019.
addition to the quarterly exam sessions, students
at the early stages of their studies can take We had 160 (2016: 197) people taking part in the
computer- based exams on demand. From 2018 examinations (Summer: 88 (2017: 90);
Summer 2019 all ICAEW exams have become Winter: 172 (2017: 107) sitting for a total of 325
paperless. The overall statistics below include the (2017: 507) subjects of which 179 (2017: 233)
results of all exams taken by our students for the Greek, 41 (2017: 81) ICAEW and 105 (2017: 183)
whole of calendar year 2018. The overall relatively ACCA, a tremendous investment in time and cost
moderate results run in parallel with country (and indeed!
world) performance, but as usual we could not go
without an exceptional individual performance. The allocation is as follows:
This time it was the turn of Konstantinos Frangis
(MIK group) to achieve a worldwide prize-winning 1 IESOEL: 7 people - 13 Greek subjects
top performance in ACCA (P2) while a number of
our colleagues completed all exams in their 2 AMP: 65 people - 41 ICAEW subjects
Schemes and they are on their road to achieve
qualified auditor status. 95 Greek subjects

As expected, we had reduced numbers of 3 JES: 76 people - 90 ACCA subjects
students (160 compared to 197 in 2017 and 233 in
2016) taking part in exams as people are 67 Greek subjects

4 CONVERSION: 4 people - 5 ACCA subjects

5 JES - OTHERS: 8 people - 10 ACCA subjects

4 Greek subject

Έρxονται...

- Tennis Cup 2019 &
- Revamped Alumni Site

Μείνετε συντονισμένοι...

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KPMGaround the world Introducing OpenPD

A new era of performance development has arrived!

KPMG Open Performance Development is our new global approach to developing you. It’s based on the latest
thinking from neuroscience– and most importantly what we have heard from you through our People Survey.

It’s a more valuable and intuitive process that allows you to focus on what’s most important for you, your career
and the growth of our firm. At the heart of this approach is clarity on what high performance looks like at KPMG
– someone who delivers impact, seeks growth and inspires trust in all they do.

Deliver Seek Inspire
impact growth trust

Driving quality, Developing yourself Leading by example
consistency and and your team, and and acting with
innovation to add integrity to
growing promote an
lasting value stakeholder inclusive working
relationships and environment
client accounts

The system will provide enhanced goal-setting capabilities, the ability to give and receive feedback more regularly,
an opportunity to track and prepare for regular performance conversations, and an easier approach to performance
assessments.
The new system comes with an overlay tool ‘WalkMe’, which is required to improve the user experience and
to help us integrate further updates of our new cloud based system. It is basically an intelligent help menu
(it’s the Help button) that takes users through the new system step-by-step!

What it takes to perform and lead at KPMG?

Three competencies are particularly critical. They are:

Deliver impact

Drive quality: Deliver high-quality products and exceptional service that provide value and exceed expectations
Foster innovation: Embrace a culture of innovation and experimentation to create value
Apply a strategic perspective: Use diverse sets of inputs to develop a broad perspective on business and people
issues

Seek growth

Demonstrate self-awareness: Focus on self-development and continuous learning, using insight to build capability
and confidence
Develop and motivate others: Engage teams, instill confidence, and coach people to find meaning in their work
and achieve exceptional results
Build collaborative relationships: Connect with individuals, teams and organizations to build lasting, collaborative
relationships that enable global, firm-wide growth

Inspire trust

Champion inclusion: Create an environment in which all people feel like they belong
Advance an ethical environment: Take personal responsibility for the ethical environment of the firm and
encourage others to do the same
Make sound decisions: Exercise sound ethical and business judgment when making decisions

No more second guessing on what extraordinary looks like at KPMG.

Deliver Seek Inspire

impact growth trust

If we embed this in the way we work and results we deliver, we will skyrocket our individual
and collective performance.

Thanassis Kanargias
Chief HR, Talent Acquisition & Development

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2019 Global CEO Outlook

Οι CEOs ξαναγράφουν τους κανόνες με το βλέμμα στραμμένο στην
ανάπτυξη σύμφωνα με την 5η έρευνα CEO Outlook

Ολοκληρώθηκε η έρευνα του 2019 GLOBAL CEO OUTLOOK, στην
οποία έλαβαν μέρος 1 300 CEOs από 11 κύριες χώρες (Αυστραλία,
Γαλλία, Γερμανία, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο,
Ιαπωνία, Ινδία, Ισπανία, Ιταλία, Κίνα, και Ολλανδία) σε 11 βασικούς
κλάδους (διαχείριση περιουσιακών στοιχείων, αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία,
τραπεζικές υπηρεσίες, καταναλωτικές και λιανικές πωλήσεις, ενέργεια,
υποδομές, ασφάλειες, βιοεπιστήμες, μεταποίηση, τεχνολογία και
τηλεπικοινωνίες).

Η έρευνα περιλαμβάνει για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά ελληνικά
αποτελέσματα και ευρήματα από 50 εταιρείες, αναδεικνύοντας τις
ομοιότητες αλλά και τις διαφορές των Ελλήνων σε σχέση με τους CEOs
των κύριων χωρών που συμμετέχουν στην έκθεση αυτή

Με αφορμή την παρουσίαση του 2019 GLOBAL CEO OUTLOOK
διοργανώσαμε Συνέντευξη Τύπου σε κεντρικό ξενοδοχείο στις 3
Ιουνίου στην οποία ο Νικόλαος Βουνισέας παρουσίασε τα ευρήματα
της έκθεσης μεταξύ των οποίων και της Ελλάδας.

Alice in WonderTax Land Spyros Dimitriou
Senior Manager

One of the new elements of the Global tax landscape is the in additional revenue (tax, interest, and
penalties) for OECD and G20 countries
reference to a lot of new Acronyms, such as CRS, AEOI, AML, MDR, over the 2009-2019 period (up by €2
UBO. This phenomenon constitutes the actual outcome of the so- billion since the last reporting by OECD in November 2018).
called “Globalization of Tax Policies”, which is articulated through the Preliminary OECD analysis on CRS and AEOI (drawing on a
work of OECD and EU. Although these two supranational entities methodology used in previous studies) shows the effect of AEOI on
have completely different characteristics, seem to be fully aligned in bank deposits in international financial centers; deposits held by
terms of serving common policy goals. In a few words, it seems to be companies or individuals in more than 40 key centers increased
one of those rare moments that a global consensus regarding one substantially over the period 2000 to 2008, reaching a peak of U.S.
strategic common sense and perseverance on Taxation has been $1.6 trillion by mid-2008. These deposits have fallen by 34% over the
built. past 10 years, representing a decline of U.S. $551 billion, as countries
As one can suspect, all the acronyms above as “policy pillars” do not adhered to tighter transparency standards. A large part of that decline
stand alone. They are part of a broad and coherent action plan, which is is due to the onset of the AEOI initiative, which accounts for about
shaping in a dynamic way and intends to form the new supranational two thirds of the decrease. Specifically, AEOI has led to a decline of
system of “checks and balances” on tax policies between independent 20% to 25% in the bank deposits in international financial centers,
countries. Seated on a basic consensus, which is constantly and according to preliminary data.
systematically updated through efficient structured procedures, it may Following the “money flows”, the Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
lead to differentiated but effective outcomes, from a “gentleman’s Directives tend to control illegal transactions in EU level utilizing –
agreement” to “hard” legal frameworks. Highly technical arrangements among others – information obtained from the implementation of the
articulated in a “network form” with obvious influences of block-chain above frameworks. In the same page, the Mandatory Disclosure
technologies, intent to constitute a “self-feed system”, crucial in order Rules (MDR) Directive aims to reveal loopholes between national tax
to ensure a fair distribution of public revenues. systems and control artificial arrangement schemes. In this respect,
Even if numbers do not always tell the truth, the following synopsis the “information flows” tend to follow the “money flows” as well.
creates an actual new reality. More than 90 jurisdictions participate in And all these initiatives intent to wishfully lead to one steady result,
the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) initiative, and have exchanged which constitute a transparent tax environment that provides maximum
information on 47 million offshore accounts, with a total value of visibility regarding the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO). In other
approximately €4.9 trillion. The Automatic Exchange of Information words, we are witnessing a systematic initiative for the holistic
(AEOI) initiative (activated through 4,500 bilateral relationships) is the elimination of opaque practices that distort the fair distribution of public
largest exchange of tax information in history and voluntary disclosure revenues. A demand which is based on an unprecedented consensus
of offshore accounts, financial assets, and income in the run-up to full and, consequently, acquires an indisputable global acceptance.
implementation of the AEOI initiative resulted in more than €95 billion

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Events Coming

soon

Οκτώβριος 2019:

Cyber Security Conference

Νοέμβριος 2019:

Customer Experience Conference

7

Φεβρουαρίου

2019

22ο Συμπόσιο
Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού

Tailor-make the future of Work

Τις εντυπώσεις κατάφερε να κλέψει για μια ακόμα

χρονιά το «ιστορικό» πλέον Συμπόσιο Ανθρώπινου
Δυναμικού της KPMG, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε
την Πέμπτη 7 Φεβρουαρίου. Περισσότερα από 230
στελέχη HR έδωσαν και φέτος το «παρών»
προκειμένου να αποτελέσουν μέρος του διαλόγου
για τα ψηφιακά (και όχι μόνο) περιβάλλοντα εργασίας
και το -αναπόφευκτο- reskilling των εργαζομένων για
τις προδιαγραφές της νέας εποχής.

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KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), ενός Ελβετικού νομικού προσώπου. Με την επιφύλαξη κάθε δικαιώματος.

14 Compliance Conference

Μαΐου The Art of (regulatory) War

2019 “Sold-out” το πρώτο Compliance
Conference της KPMG

Περισσότερα από 220 στελέχη Κανονιστικής
Συμμόρφωσης, Εσωτερικού Ελέγχου και Διαχείρισης
Κινδύνων παρακολούθησαν το Compliance Conference
στις 14 Μα¨ίου.

5ο Family Business Forum

11 Creating legacy in times of turmoil

Απριλίου Περισσότερα από 150 μέλη σημαντικών οικογενειακών

2019 επιχειρήσεων παρακολούθησαν το 5th Family Business Forum,
με κεντρικό ομιλητή τον επινοητή του μοντέλου των 3 κύκλων
Professor John Davis. Το venue του συνεδρίου άλλαξε λίγες
μέρες πριν το συνέδριο, λόγω αυξημένης ζήτησης.

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Ιουνίου

2019

18ο Συνέδριο
Οικονομικών Διευθυντών

Managing the asset of trust

Προτεραιότητα ο Ψηφιακός Μετασχηματισμός και
οι Επενδύσεις για τους CFOs

Τη φήμη του ως σημείο αναφοράς για τους Οικονομικούς Διευθυντές
στην Ελλάδα δικαίωσε και φέτος το Συνέδριο Οικονομικών Διευθυντών
της KPMG, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 13 Ιουνίου.

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KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), ενός Ελβετικού νομικού προσώπου. Με την επιφύλαξη κάθε δικαιώματος.

Events Έρευνα

NPL Greece Brain Drain & Gain

Cocktail Event της KPMG

We organized the first cocktail event (aperitivo) Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας “Brain Drain & Gain” παρουσίασε η

for the Portfolio Solutions Group in Greece. This KPMG σε εκδήλωση που πραγματοποιήθηκε την Πέμπτη 27 Ιουνίου στο
was held in Balthazar and attended by Κολλέγιο Αθηνών, με σκοπό να διερευνήσει την τάση, τις αιτίες και τις
representatives of all banks, servicing companies διαστάσεις του φαινομένου, καθώς επίσης και την διάθεση του ανθρώπινου
and a number of key investors. It was held in light δυναμικού να επιστρέψει στην Ελλάδα. Στην έρευνα έλαβαν μέρος
of the 2nd international summit "NPL Greece" on 290 άτομα από 14 χώρες (Αυστραλία, Γερμανία, Δανία, Ελβετία, Ηνωμένα
29 May at the Grand Hyatt Athens Hotel which Αραβικά Εμιράτα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, Ιταλία,
was organized by Smith Novak. Ιρλανδία, Καναδά, Ολλανδία, Ουγγαρία και Σουηδία), οι οποίοι
απασχολούνται στο Συμβουλευτικό, Τραπεζικό, Εκπαιδευτικό,
Κατασκευαστικό και Καταναλωτικό κλάδο, καθώς επίσης και σε αυτούς της
Πληροφορικής και της Υγείας.

Η Πέγκυ Βελλιώτου, μετέφερε ένα συγκινητικό κλίμα και τις προσωπικές
αφηγήσεις στελεχών που αναγκάστηκαν να αναζητήσουν εργασία εκτός
χώρας μέσα από τις προκλήσεις και τις ευκαιρίες που συνάντησαν. Επίσης,
τόνισε πως τα «ελληνικά ταλέντα» σκέφτονται πραγματικά να επιστρέψουν
όταν αυτό συνδυάζεται με μια καλή προσφορά εργασίας, έστω κι αν αυτό
σημαίνει πως χρειάζεται να συμβιβαστούν με χαμηλότερα προνόμια ή/και
μισθό.

Στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης πραγματοποιήθηκε πάνελ στο οποίο
συζητήθηκαν οι προσωπικές ιστορίες και τα ευρήματα που
παρουσιάστηκαν. Με συντονιστή τον Τίτο Σιμιτζή, Γενικό Διευθυντή της
Alternative Research Solutions στη συζήτηση συμμετείχαν οι Γρηγόρης
Δάσκος, Ιατρικός Διευθυντής της ΜΕΝΑΡΙΝΙ ΕΛΛΑΣ, Κωνσταντίνος
Κίντζιος, Υπεύθυνος Στρατηγικής Ανάπτυξης του ReGeneration, Μάρκος
Κιοσσέογλου, Entrepreneur, Selection & Growth Manage της Endeavor
& Co-Founder της Reload Greece, Στάθα Κρεμμύδα, Διευθύντρια
Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού Νότιας Ευρώπης της Nokia, Ελένη Νικολα¨ίδου,
Διευθύντρια της HePIS και του PeopleCert Innovation and Excellence
Centre και Στάθης Ποταμίτης, Διευθύνων Εταίρος της PotamitisVekris Law
Partnership και Ιδρυτής της Πρωτοβουλίας Brain Regain.

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KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), ενός Ελβετικού νομικού προσώπου. Με την επιφύλαξη κάθε δικαιώματος.

Pita Cutting 2019

In January we all got

together to celebrate our
annual Pita Cutting at ktima
Lolou. As we do every year,
we had something special
prepared for our people in
addition to our traditional
activities (pita cutting, 8th
photo contest results etc).
We invited all to share their New Year’s
Resolution, on a platform that we had
engaged. Our inspiration came from the
change we made to our corporate visual this
year, to... “Dare to be different” signaling
that we have the experience and the
confidence as a firm to stand out, have a
forward outlook and to embrace the changes
that are coming.

H KPMG παρουσίασε τα αποτελέσματα
της Γενικής Έρευνας Αποδοχών και
Παροχών της KPMG για το 2018

Ολοκληρώθηκε, για 25η συνεχή χρονιά, η Γενική Έρευνα Αποδοχών και

Παροχών για το 2018. H ετήσια αυτή έρευνα διεξάγεται από την KPMG σε
συνεργασία με ελληνικές και πολυεθνικές επιχειρήσεις από όλους τους κλάδους
της ελληνικής αγοράς. Γενικοί Διευθυντές, Οικονομικοί Διευθυντές, Διευθυντές

Ανθρώπινου Δυναμικού και άλλα στελέχη που εμπλέκονται άμεσα ή έμμεσα με τη
διαχείριση ανθρώπινου δυναμικού, αξιοποιούν την έρευνα για τη διαμόρφωση
πολιτικής αποδοχών και παροχών για τους εργαζομένους τους, για την
αντικειμενική αξιολόγηση του υφιστάμενου συστήματος αποδοχών και παροχών,
καθώς και για τον καθορισμό των ετήσιων αυξήσεων.

Πιο συγκεκριμένα, η έρευνα παρουσιάζει αναλυτικά στοιχεία αποδοχών και
παροχών για 154 θέσεις εργασίας και για το 2018 βασίστηκε σε δείγμα 110
εταιρειών και περίπου 39 000 κατόχων θέσεων εργασίας.

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KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), ενός Ελβετικού νομικού προσώπου. Με την επιφύλαξη κάθε δικαιώματος.

Events Ace the Case

Για ακόμη μια χρονιά
πραγματοποιήθηκε με επιτυχία
ο φοιτητικός διαγωνισμός-θεσμός
της KPMG “Ace the Case”

Στις 9 και 10 Μαΐου 2019, στα κεντρικά γραφεία της στην Αγία

Παρασκευή, η KPMG υποδέχθηκε 24 φοιτητές προπτυχιακών και
μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών, οι οποίοι μέσω της ομαδικής
προσπάθειας και της δημιουργικής σκέψης έδωσαν λύση σε ένα
«αληθινό case study» από τον κόσμο των επιχειρήσεων.
Ο φοιτητικός διαγωνισμός Ace the Case αφορά σε ένα
διαδραστικό διήμερο, το οποίο υλοποιούν στελέχη της KPMG με
διεθνή εμπειρία, βοηθώντας τους φοιτητές να ενδυναμώσουν τις
αναλυτικές τους ικανότητες χρησιμοποιώντας πραγματικά
επιχειρησιακά σενάρια, όπως επίσης και να αναπτύξουν τις
δεξιότητές τους στην παρουσίαση ιδεών και λύσεων. Ο βασικός
στόχος του διαγωνισμού για την φετινή χρονιά ήταν να δώσει σε
νέους ανθρώπους την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσουν τον κόσμο των
professional services μέσω του διήμερου workshop με θέμα
“Business Case Analysis and Presentation Skills”, καθώς και να
αναπτύξουν και να ενισχύσουν τις δεξιότητες τους στη δημιουργία
και ανάλυση business plans, στη διαχείριση του χρόνου, στην
ομαδικότητα και στις τεχνικές επικοινωνίας και παρουσίασης.

Κάθε γραφείο της KPMG παγκοσμίως είναι υπεύθυνο για την
επιτυχή διεξαγωγή του διαγωνισμού σε εθνικό επίπεδο. Σε
παγκόσμιο επίπεδο, η KPMG International υποστηρίζει τη δράση
μας, εμπλουτίζοντας τις διαθέσιμες υποθέσεις εργασίας που
καλούνται να αναλύσουν οι συμμετέχοντες.

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Aισθητή έκανε την παρουσία της Sponsorships

η KPMG και φέτος συμμετέχοντας
στα μεγαλύτερα events της
χρονιάς!

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Functions’ News Meet KPMG Clara

The digital future

Τhrough KPMG Clara the judgment and professional skepticism of KPMG’s

audit professionals are now further empowered by intelligent automation and
innovative analytics capabilities.
Along with higher audit quality, a KPMG audit client will receive greater and
more actionable insights as the audit progresses. KPMG Clara is the beginning
of a new era for audit and in other words a gateway into the digital future.

AUDIT

KPMG
Clara

Dimitris Tanos New perspectives
Partner
Further to the above, it is critical to clarify that audit evidence and business

insight are two sides of the same data. The D&A use the data we are already
examining for the audit and turns it into insights for the benefit of audit clients’
committees and management.

This will be enhanced through KPMG Clara. The insights that KPMG will
provide through KPMG Clara will help professionals and key stakeholders see
the business from a different perspective — whether through benchmarking
and peer comparison, use of external and unstructured data, or insight from
KPMG’s recognized industry expertise. Investors, for example, are increasingly
basing their decisions on unstructured data, customer experience and
economic indicators that may not exist in their own systems. We are
developing capabilities to bring this data into the scope of the audit. KPMG
Clara aims to provide clear, understandable visualizations of unusual activity in
our clients’ financial data. By using these tools and focusing more on the
exceptions and outliers for our clients, we will be able to enter into more
focused conversations with them about risks, and what they mean for the
audit and their business.

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A new era for KPMG’s Dynamic Audit

Most of us know, that the way we perform financial statements audits has been established in the last 50 years. On the

other hand, the world has changed significantly, is changing and will always change.
Up to now, it was not feasible for an auditor to test all of the transactions of an organization from all divisions and analyze
them. For this reason sophisticated sampling techniques are applied to data prior to analysis which is fully fit for purpose.
It stands to reason that our audit technology needs to continue to evolve. Today, KPMG firms’ auditors can empower their
judgment, skepticism and experience with new technologies.
That’s why KPMG is launching a new smart audit platform named KPMG Clara.
KPMG Clara is the next era in our evolving dynamic audit.

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Life Long Learning

Corporate Responsibility Hellenic Responsible Business Awards Job Pairs

On 21 February we received the silver award in Following Veroni Papatzimou’s initiative, 15 new mentors
the category of Digital Education and Skills participate in the Job Pairs program to offer pro bono professional
organized by the Hellenic Responsible Business guidance to young graduates who wish to enter the job market.
Awards for our participation in the global On 24 May we provided the new mentors with a short
citizenship action titled “KPMG Global Cyber introduction seminar on the program. Job Pairs is under the
Days”. In total, 960 students and 40 parents auspices of the Hellenic Institute for Human Resource
were educated on cyber safety issues in couple Management (ΕΙΜΑΔ), as part the Human Resource
of months. The presenters were Dr. Thodoris Management Association of Greece (ΣΔΑΔΕ) and since 2014 our
Stergiou, Senior Manager, Dimitra Papachristou, executives volunteer in
Supervising Advisor and Efi Katsouli, Partner and the Job Pairs mentoring
lead of the project in Greece. program.

Our contribution in numbers:

— 30 presentation hours
— 6 participant schools
— 308 project hours
— 960 students reach
— 40 parents trained

Beyond the significance of the
numbers and the award, the
value of this action lies in our
commitment to lifelong
learning.

Laptop donations

2 500 students benefited from our
donations regarding school equipment!
From January to June we positively replied
to schools’ requests for laptop donations
and
specifically

to the:

— 3rd primary school of
Korydalos

— 6th primary school of «Εκτός Εργασίας. Εντός Ευκαιρίας.»
Korydalos,
On 30 May Katerina Pournaropoulou, Dimitra Spanou and
— 5th Laboratory Center Areti Lykou, presented tips for “Climbing to the top!” to
of Nea Philadelphia more than 20 young participants who are currently
unemployed and wish to strengthen their professional profile.
— 8th primary school of The event was organized by Innovathens Technopolis City
Acharnes of Athens powered by Samsung.

— 12th Public Primary
School of Glyfada.

Library donations

We donated books and
funds for extra bookshelves to the 2nd primary school of
Rafina and the high school of Rafina lending libraries in
coordination with the Hellenic Book Club.

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Community International Women’s Day

KPMG in Greece on top of the world We honored diversity ahead of International Women’s Day
by organising a dedicated event to women and diversity!
On 20 May the KPMG flag was raised on top of the world, Distinguished women, Maria Alexiou, Areti Krepapa, Maria
on Everest! In partnership with A Woman Can Be, we have Iliopoulou, Julie Kyriazi, Amalia Konstantakopoulou, Anastasia
supported the expedition of the first all-female mountain-
climbing team to conquer Everest, as part of the “7 Paretzoglou, Myladie Stoumbou, from different
Summits: The Hellenic Dream” project, with the aim to professional backgrounds (academia,
conquer the 7 Summits of scientist, businesswomen,
the world. etc.) and

We celebrate both their Mr. Marios
success and resilience, but T. Kyriacou told their own
above all, their unmoving story and experience on the benefits of
commitment to their goal. inclusion and diversity in the business, during an
We believed in them; clear executive breakfast. The #BalanceForBetter event was
proof that hard work and coordinated by Siana Kyriacou, and the alpinists
commitment are the keys Vanessa Archontidou and Christina Flampouri, founders of
to success. “A Woman Can Be”.
On 8 March we celebrated IWD with a photo-activation booth
Christina and Vanessa that was placed in our premises in order to engage colleagues
will be with us and friends via social media amplification. With the hands out
"balance" action we showed our support to an inclusive future,
soon using #BalanceforBetter and #IWD2019 hashtags.

to share their amazing People
story!
Blood donation
Easter Support to Perama
Our blood bank aims to support our colleagues and their families
On 19 April we visited the community we support in Perama in case of an emergency. We have been organizing for the last
for our Easter donations, and thanks to all our volunteers and 13 years a blood donation and
your kind donations we gathered 750 bags of food and during March we collected 24
clothing for 120 families. units of blood from our
volunteers to top up our blood
Easter Bazaar for ELEPAP bank.

Committed to ELEPAP, we organized for the 4th year an Month of wellbeing
Easter bazaar, with products made by ELEPAP’s graduates,
ART-Εμείς. Thanks to your willingness and support of our For a third year in a row we
celebrated in May a month of
people, we helped their work wellbeing by organizing a number of actions benefiting our
with the amount of people. We prepared 550 bags with superfoods and fruit for our
EUR 620. people, we provided in collaboration with Alterlife gyms, a one
month free pass to all facilities and programs and held an office
Penteli Municipality yoga seminar.

The Volunteers Environment
Association of Civil
Protection of Penteli On 21 March we celebrated the “International Day of Forest”
carries out great social and asked you all to join our commitment for a greener world
by joining the actions below:
work, for the relief of
citizens who have been No Printing Day - 5 years
directly affected by the dire
economic conditions, handing out free 21 March: We held our ‘’No printing day’’ in our premises..
emergency supplies, food, clothing and household
equipment. Our firm showed its support on Easter to the Battery recycling contest
Municipality’s association by donating EUR 1 000 in food
supplies for families in need. 14-21 March: Our battery recycling contest resulted in the
collection of approx. 30.3kg batteries. The ‘’heaviest’’ winner
was Christina Komniou with a contribution of 20kg of batteries!

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People Development It starts with YOU! Thanassis Kanargias
Chief HR, Talent Acquisition

& Development

Our New Leadership framework
“Everyone a Leader”

Our strategy highlights the criticality of becoming the most trustworthy and trusted firm by 2022. There is a recognition
that we simply can’t achieve this if we don’t raise our collective and individual performance – and that has to start with
being clear about what high performance looks like at KPMG.

Everyone a Leader framework articulates what high performance looks like at KPMG, and outlines the critical
competencies all of us need to demonstrate in order to drive enhanced performance individually and collectively.

These 9 competencies apply to everyone, distinguish KPMG from competition and will be
critical in making KPMG future-ready!

Central to the Everyone a Leader framework is the concept that all time to develop, motivate and coach others. By building meaningful,
of us, regardless of role level or type, must adopt a leadership collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients that enable us
mindset in order to succeed. The leadership principles and to bring the best thinking from around the world to every situation.
behaviors that sit within this framework are therefore applicable to In other words demonstrate self-awareness/develop and
everyone. motivate others/build collaborative relationships.
Everyone a Leader framework has been adopted by KPMG as its
ethos. We believe that each and every one of us can lead no matter So how can WE INSPIRE TRUST?
what role we are in, and therefore how we deliver impact, seek
growth and inspire trust is central to our performance. By leading by example and act with integrity, speaking up when we
see behavior that is inconsistent with our Values. By being
So how can WE DELIVER IMPACT? accountable for our actions and always consider their wider
implications – to the firm, your client, our colleagues and the public
By using the KPMG Story as our anchor to drive quality and provide at large. By co-creating a culture where people are encouraged to be
consistently exceptional service to colleagues and clients alike. themselves, so that everyone feels like they belong. In other words
Innovative approaches and deep expertise pulled from a diverse range champion inclusion/advance an ethical environment/make
of perspectives help us deliver against your strategic priorities. sound decisions.
Developing a global view of the latest trends, using data-driven
analytics to help add lasting value. In other words drive quality/ foster Everyone a Leader framework is embedded within our new
innovation/apply a strategic perspective into everything we do. comprehensive performance development system -
SuccessFactors: Performance & Goals, a.k.a. Open Performance
So how can WE SEEK GROWTH? Development (OpenPD). The principles and competencies
represent a significant part of our People Experience, and a clear
By regularly reflecting on how you can expand your knowledge, articulation of what WE, as a global family, stand for!
build our expertise and broaden our global perspective. By taking

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Irina Gkini
Supervising Senior Advisor

Some thoughts...

“Taking business networking The runner’s mindset that goes a long way
to the next level” or “Effective
presence in business As any career coach or wellbeing expert (the ‘up and coming’
events/fora” job of 2020?) will tell you, running has multiple benefits not
only to our health and waistline, but also to our mood, career
Attending business events and conferences is one of the and psychology. When it comes to long runs though -10km,
most effective ways in building a solid professional Half Marathon, Marathon run- a whole mindset is being
network and promote ones business. That is the reason created, that completely transforms the way we approach
why many executives approach their participations in goal setting and reaching, in our career and life.
corporate events and fora with a kind of “utilitarian”
perspective. Finding the right pace

While having a strong business mentality towards events Long run training is a mix of quick runs aiming to increase the
attendance is certainly useful, having let’s say, a fixation average speed, easy runs for active recovery and distance
on the number of business cards we collect, may limit our runs to accumulate kilometers. Successful athletes are the
potential in connecting with people in a meaningful way ones who know when it is time to pick the pace up and when
and, subsequently, in building authentic and strong to stay in a comfortable zone, so as to find the optimum pace
relationships. for a race day; by comparison, executives can increase the
possibilities for achieving their goals when they know the
In this context, a more in-depth approach to business time to go the extra mile and the instances where reserving
networking may relate to: strength might be the best strategy.

— Focus on learning. Next time you attend a business The self-competition
conference, make a mental note to actively pursuit the
exchange of ideas on the topics presented by keynote “Winning” in running comes with a certain level of (positive)
speakers, instead of limiting yourself in small talk and a ambiguity. While in a sport such as basketball, you either win
“game of cards” or lose, for an amateur athlete on their first half marathon the
mere fact of finishing the race in one piece can be an
— Be present. Seems to be a “no brainer” but try to achievement in its own! On this notion, it is important for
observe how many times you reach out for your runners to observe their own progress and pace, without
smartphone, when no one is talking to you and think of being distracted by the other racers. This mindset can be
the impression you give to others. By standing up quite helpful for the corporate world and especially in highly
straight, with eyes soft focusing on people, you come competitive environments where is important to pay attention
across as approachable and friendly, thus improving to the absolute quantitative goal, but we may have better
your chance of getting to know more professionals chances in achieving it and sustain our growth if we focus
more on the process of continuously developing ourselves
— Be helpful. The majority of delegates in business and our teams.
events aim to network with important executives,
in the hope of advancing their career. In your next
corporate event though, make a point in seeking out
opportunities for you to help others, and, in general,
be more mindful on people’s views and needs.

Stay Connected

Περιοδική ενημερωτική έκδοση της KPMG - Τεύχος 18 - Ιούλιος 2019

Εκδότης: Τμήμα Μάρκετινγκ & Επικοινωνίας KPMG, Στρατηγού Τόμπρα 3,
Αγ. Παρασκευή
Υπεύθυνοι έκδοσης: Σιάνα Κυριάκου, Αλκιβιάδης Σιαράβας, Αθανασία
Κυρίτση,
Συνεργάτες: Δημήτρης Τανός, Σπύρος Δημητρίου, Θανάσης Κανάργιας, Ιρίνα
Γκίνη, Κατερίνα Πουρναροπούλου, Μαρία Καστρησίου, Στάθης Γκαγκάνης.

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Stronger
together

Our extraordinary, diverse people
are our most important asset.

KPMG is striving for a future where everyone feels included and diversity is
encouraged. We empower our people to be themselves and respect others
– it’s core to our values and what we’ve always believed in.

William Barclay Peat quoted “The recipe for success is good work. Do good
work and you will get work. There is no other way." This advice, delivered
by one of our founders remains as relevant for our firm today as it was a
century ago. It’s why our people maintain such a relentless focus on quality
and provide excellent client service in all we do.

I am confident that hard work, dedication, team work and a strategic focus
will guide you to your goals. This is what Christina Flampouri and Vanessa
Archontidou believe in and through their initiative “A woman can be”
reached the top of the world and raised the KPMG flag on Everest!

At KPMG we are aware of your individuality, your professional and personal
talents. You bring a unique perspective to the table. The path that led you
here, the experiences you’ve formed, the skills you’ve cultivated... they are
what enable you to contribute to KPMG in ways no one else can. You are
who you are, and that's who we want.

This new fiscal year let’s reveal once again the best of ourselves… and do
not forget that we are stronger when we work together!

Best regards

Alcibiades Siaravas
Marketing & Communication Manager