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KPMGs Alumni Magazine

June 2010 - First Edition

KPMG IN ROMANIA

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Welcome

Why have an alumni association?

KPMG attracts talented and interestingpeople, who develop their skills and

acquire new ones when they work

within KPMG . So we always like to keep

in touch with those who head in new

directions. Communication is critical in

the business world, and so we believe

that maintaining contact with our former

colleagues can also lead to opportunities

both for them, the organizations that

they work for and for KPMG.

KPMG has been in Romania for sixteen

years, and in that time a lot of highly

skilled people have worked here. We

now have alumni in leading positions in

a wide range of organisations, in both

private and public sectors.

Over the next few issues, we will befeaturing interviews with several KPMG

in Romania alumni, and we aim to show

the diverse range of career paths which

those who have worked for KPMG have

gone into.

We will also show how experience

gained at KPMG has helped these

people long after they have left our firm.

I encourage all our alumni to read this

magazine and to keep in touch.

erban Toader,

Senior Partner KPMG in Romania

Its my pleasure to welcome you

to this first edition of KPMG in

Romanias Alumni magazine.

We aim to use this publication

to bring together all those who

have worked for KPMG in the

past, and who have moved on to

new organizations and some-

times to new careers.

Andreea Manole, Partner KPMG in Romania, Alumni Coordinator

KPMG: Why have an alumni association?

People are very important to us at KPMG, and because so many interesting individuals have passedthrough our doors in the sixteen years since we started out in Romania, we like to keep in touch. Wethink our alumni appreciate the chance to stay in contact with former colleagues, who over the years

have become friends. Ive personally been with KPMG since 1996 and so of course Ive seen massivechanges since I first joined. Ive also enjoyed working with a lot of different people from a wide range ofbackgrounds. Its always a great pleasure for me to reconnect with somebody who Ive worked with in thepast, and find out more about what he or she is doing now.

KPMG: Why is the alumni party such an important event in KPMGs calendar?

The annual party is the main social event when we connect with our former colleagues and friends. KPMG staff enjoy it, andso do our alumni. Often alumni like to reconnect with each other as well as with current KPMG employees. We always havelots to talk about, and its an informal event, with an emphasis on meeting old friends, not a formal business function. We liketo hear news about our former employees families- maybe some have got married or had children since we last met- so itsall about people catching up with each other.

KPMG: Why is KPMG launching an alumni magazine?

The magazine is a way to reconnect with our alumni. We understand that not everybody can make it to the party, so wethought wed start another forum which will help people keep in touch. Were proud of the people who have worked for us, andwe want to feature some of the successes of our former employees in our alumni magazine. We hope you enjoy reading it.

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Ioana has spent overall more than 17years in corporate finance and M&A

advisory; working for the EBRD, KPMG,

and now Raiffeisen Investment in

Romania.

KPMG: How did KPMG influence your

career?

I.F: There are lots of things I learned

at KPMG, many of which have been

helpful in my future professional

endeavours.Amongst the most notable I would

mention the importance of teamwork

derived from the management capacity

of adequately staffing projects and the

ability to place real emphasis on fast

delivery.

KPMG: What were the other lessons

from your time at KPMG?

I.F: The capacity to keep a flexible

approach and tailoring the final outputto the clients needs, as opposed to a

more standardised approach prevalent

in other places. That in turn has fed

a personal philosophy for drivingtransformational change. I have since

deployed the skills gained at KPMG in

a number of senior positions, including

my current one as Managing Director of

Raiffeisen Investment Romania (RIR).

KPMG: What advice would you give to

a young trainee at KPMG?

IF: I can honestly say that KPMG is

a great place to be, a big house with

some fantastic people in it, so makethe most of it! You will gain essential

ingredients for your future career,

learn to have a structured approach

complemented by analytical skills. Even

if sometimes you will be expected to

make significant efforts, you will learn

from it. Your quid pro quo: you will get

an education of a lifetime that you cant

buy anywhere else!

Ioana Filipescu, ManagingDirector, Raiffeisen InvestmentRomania (RIR)

At KPMG, you will get an

education of a lifetime you

cant buy anywhere else!

Ioana took her first degree at

Iasi Polytechnic. She also took an

EMBA at the Academy of Economic

Studies (ASE) in Bucharest,followed by a Masters degree in

Public Administration at the cole

Nationale dAdministration (Paris).

Home again!Corina Cucoli, Director, Restructuring, KPMG in Romania

I have always believed that ones professional life has 3 stages:learn, do and give back.

I started working in KPMG in 1997, Ive learned a lot- learning bydoing mostly. As I was in my 20s I called KPMG my privatebusiness school. I learned how to do the right things in business butalso how to do the things right. Important.

Then I left for business - as we used to say - for 10 years. Ive been in the topmanagement teams of several companies.

Ive worked for the benefit of my clients and employees, Ive created value for myshareholders and worked for my personal glory too. Ive had achievements, Ive hadgreat teams, Ive been praised and felt accomplished.

I was in my doing phase. When the right time comes you just know that you haveto move forward, not only to get a new challenge but also to reach a new stage. Forme its now the giving back stage. This is the phase when you manage, do, learn and

share. What can be better for a client than when you talk from your own experience?

So, do you know a better place where you can do all of these things, other than home?Yes home, this is what I felt when I returned to KPMG in November 2009: that I amback home. And it feels good.

This is me. What about you?

KPMG, part of my journey

KPMG now has more than 600employees and 6 office locations:

Bucharest, Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj,

Constanta and Chisinau.

You can keep in touch withus via:

Our alumni website

www.kpmg.com/RO/en/Alumni/www.kpmgconnect.com

Our linkedin page:

www.linkedin.com/KPMGRomania Alumniwww.linkedin.com/KPMGGlobal Alumni Network

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Meet our Central Alumni Team

Daniela Buhus

Partner, Alumni Project CoordinatorEmail: dbuhus@kpmg.com

Andreea Manole

Partner, Alumni Project CoordinatorEmail: amanole@kpmg.com

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