Technology Magazine August 2021 | Page 228

KPMG

KPMG

is the digital enabler for our partner companies / clients
the strategy and business consulting required at the beginning of a technology-enabled business transformation engagement .
Dirk Distelrath , a Director in Consulting for Digital Compliance Services , was an auditor earlier in his 14-year career at KPMG in Germany before stepping into his present role , in which he oversees a team of 20 people . KPMG , he says , aims to be a trusted advisor in the space between strategy and operations , covering process integration transformation , cybersecurity , and compliance .
The latter is really the first step and core to KPMG ’ s consulting approach , acting as a thought leader and agreeing with the client ' s strategic goals . Only then is KPMG able to work with the customer ’ s teams to identify solutions and select which offer the best value – in some cases acting as implementation partner . “ Along the transformation journey , bringing in appropriate local and global KPMG resources , we would maintain rigorous quality assurance

“ Blockchain is a secure and very valuable way of sharing information ”

DIRK DISTELRATH DIRECTOR , CONSULTING DIGITAL COMPLIANCE SERVICES , KPMG
and test the available solutions against compliance criteria ”.
The strategy of the Digital Compliance solution of KPMG rests on two additional pillars , complementing the thought leadership . The first is a strong focus , advising corporate clients covering a vast bandwidth of sectors , including life science , retail , or private equity . Those mature companies often face complex and historically grown business processes , resulting in slow change . This requires lean advisory approaches , best practices , and agile impulses from KPMG experts like Distelrath
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