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Richard
Iferenta

Partner, KPMG

partner with KPMG in its Financial Services aiming to create a community of African and African
Practice, Richard is responsible for ensuring that Caribbean leaders across diverse sectors, focused on
A newer banks are able to leverage the broader sharing experiences and supporting one another.
expertise that KPMG deploys across its large financial Through his role as the partner sponsor of KPMG’s
services practice. He heads up KPMG UK’s Challenger African Caribbean Network, Richard works to improve
Banking practice and its UK Financial Services Indirect Tax inclusion for staff of African and African Caribbean heritage
practice, and chairs the firm’s Global Financial Services in the firm. He is also a passionate mentor and coach to
Indirect Tax Network. future BAME managers and a member of the Business in the
Richard is the main contact between his company Community Race Equality Board, which seeks to highlight
and organisations such as HMRC, HM Treasury and the and strategically solve issues faced by BAME professionals.
European Commission. Richard also Chairs the Race Leadership Team for
Regarded as one of the foremost experts in the UK, he Business in the Community. In this role, he has driven a
consults on a range of key issues that impact the financial number of major initiatives resulting in the five pillars of
services sector as well as proposed legislation and policy the Race Charter as well as the setting of targets for the
changes. A solicitor and chartered tax advisor, Richard is an recruitment and progression of BAME employees across the
expert in a number of areas, including finance organisation, grades.
finance strategy, financial management and financial This is now championed by the Government and resulted in
regulatory reform. the appointment of Karen Blackett OBE as the Race Tsar.
In 2017, Richard set up the KPMG Black Leaders Network, He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council.

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