on 6 november 2016, a week after the global leadership made changes to the kpmg india leadership team, richard rekhy, the incumbent ceo of the firm, advised kpmg india board of his decision to retire as ceo of the india firm. in a statement, by accepting his retirement, the firm said: "the india board, after due deliberations and after recognising richard’s stellar professional and personal contributions to the india firm over the last many years as the ceo and in his prior leadership roles, respectfully accepted richard’s decision to retire."