Biography

Ian West is a Global Client Lead Partner at KPMG, where he leads relationships with major organisations across the Technology, Consumer, Retail, and Luxury sectors. He previously served on KPMG’s Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Board, acted as the firm’s Technology Sector Lead for Europe, and headed KPMG’s Alliances practice. Ian has also held senior leadership roles including Head of KPMG’s UK TMT Practice, and he sat on the UK Sales & Marketing Executive reporting to the firm’s ExCo.

Ian joined KPMG in 2001 and brings almost 30 years of experience in client relationship leadership and C‑suite advisory across the Financial Services, Technology, Media, Telecoms, and Professional Services industries. His work spans strategic growth initiatives, executive advisory, and complex global client engagement.

Prior to KPMG, Ian’s career included senior roles within RBS/NatWest Bank, where he led a range of new technology projects, including initiatives focused on smartcards and emerging digital delivery models. He was also a founding member of a finance-related startup backed by Goldman Sachs, with responsibility for originating major client relationships across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Ian holds an MBA—completed with international electives in Japan, the United States, the Netherlands and Belgium—and a bachelor’s degree in banking, insurance, and finance.