Partner, Global Chair Consumer Markets Practice

Willy Kruh is the Global Chair of KPMG's Consumer Markets Practice as well as the Global Sector Head for Food, Drink and Consumer Goods (FDCG), the National Practice Leader for KPMG in Canada's Consumer Goods Practice, and Partner-in-Charge of KPMG in Canada's High Growth Markets Practice. Willy served on KPMG's Canadian Management Committee from 2000 to 2007, and currently serves on KPMG's National Market Leaders Group, and the Global Consumer Markets and Global Retailing Steering Committees.

Willy has more than 25 years experience as an audit and business adviser to leading companies in Canada, the United States, Asia, and internationally. He has substantial experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings, and restructuring services to a wide range of consumer and industrial, public and private companies.

He is KPMG's Canadian Consumer Markets and Retail spokesperson, regularly contributing to major publications, broadcast media, and conferences on retail and consumer markets trends and issues. He regularly presents at seminars and conferences both in Canada and China on topics pertinent to industry sectors and investment listings.