Simon Collins is UK Chairman and Senior Partner of KPMG LLP. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1986. He founded KPMG’s Debt Advisory practice in 1998, joining the firm from NatWest where he was Global Head of Debt Structuring. Prior to that, he worked in the financing business of SG Warburg. Recently he led Transactions and Restructuring for three years globally and was EMA Head of Advisory.Simon is a member of the KPMG Global Executive Team and Board and the KPMG India Oversight Board. He is also a member of the UK Government’s Industrial Development Advisory Board.