KPMG has confirmed the appointment of John Teer as the firm's chief operating officer for the Asia Pacific region, effective 1 October 2017.
Teer was most recently the firm's head of wealth management and is succeeded in that role by former head of KPMG's superannuation practice, Paul Howes.
Teer has been a partner at KPMG since 1995 and will continue in this role as he takes on his new responsibilities.