By IANS,
Chandigarh : Eyeing a wide field for business in the region, audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG India Friday opened its office in this union territory.
“Chandigarh was always a core of attraction for us because of its strategic location in the northern India. It will provide us an easy access to our clients in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir,” KPMG India chief executive Russell Parera told reporters here.
Parera said that KPMG was already serving several major clients in the region and now the closer proximity will help the firm serve the clients better.
Besides Chandigarh, KPMG has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune and Kochi.
According to company officials, from this new office they are targeting the expansion of services in the IT, automotive, education, manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecom, healthcare, hospitality, real estate and defence sectors.
Also, KPMG is focusing on public sector undertakings and various state governments by working in the fields of e-governance.
“We will work with the Punjab government in various sectors like IT, e-governance and in reviving various public sector undertakings. We will make a roadmap for the Punjab’s industries and give our professional recommendations,” said Richard Rekhy, head of KPMG’s advisory service.