Pros
Reputation as market leader in local market.
Cons
Lip service to diversity. Brought professionals of diverse backgrounds as token representatives for diversity due to KPMG Global’s pressure. KPMG Ireland leadership created barriers for professionals of minority backgrounds with stellar credentials and work ethic to a point where they could not function within the organisation (let alone grow and flourish within the organisation). Management / leadership of KPMG Ireland did not allow those diverse professionals to move to other KPMG country practices either. KPMG Ireland leadership / management would present those diverse professionals as ineffective and thus essentially closed off their career opportunities altogether (just so that KPMG Ireland would not come across as racist and insular to other KPMG country practices). Cynical, in a word. Rinse and repeat with other candidates of diverse backgrounds.
