GERMANY - KPMG appoints partner to lead new transactions-focused pensions team

Graham Pearce has joined KPMG in Germany at partner level to head up a new Pensions Advisory team within its Transaction Services practice. Prior to joining KPMG, Pearce was at Mercer for 17 years. He qualified as an actuary in 1994 and has specialised in advising on multinational pension issues with a particular focus on corporate transactions since 1998. In 2003, he was appointed head of Mercer’s Private Equity and M&A team.