KPMG UAE holds meetings with clients after governance row

The chief executive of KPMG’s business in the United Arab Emirates has held face-to-face meetings with key clients in an attempt to shore up confidence in the firm following weeks of unrest relating to his leadership and complaints about governance.

Nader Haffar, head of KPMG Lower Gulf since 2018, and other senior leaders at the firm have held the meetings and sent letters to major clients after the Financial Times revealed that