KPMG’s Alumni Magazine
June 2010 - First Edition
KPMG IN ROMANIA
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KPMG’s Alumni Magazine
Welcome
Why have an alumni association?
KPMG attracts talented and interestingpeople, who develop their skills andacquire new ones when they workwithin KPMG . So we always like to keepin touch with those who head in newdirections. Communication is critical inthe business world, and so we believethat maintaining contact with our formercolleagues can also lead to opportunitiesboth for them, the organizations thatthey work for and for KPMG.KPMG has been in Romania for sixteenyears, and in that time a lot of highlyskilled people have worked here. Wenow have alumni in leading positions ina wide range of organisations, in bothprivate and public sectors.Over the next few issues, we will befeaturing interviews with several KPMGin Romania alumni, and we aim to showthe diverse range of career paths whichthose who have worked for KPMG havegone into.We will also show how experiencegained at KPMG has helped thesepeople long after they have left our firm.I encourage all our alumni to read thismagazine and to keep in touch.
Şerban Toader,Senior Partner KPMG in Romania
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this first edition of KPMG inRomania’s Alumni magazine.We aim to use this publicationto bring together all those whohave worked for KPMG in the past, and who have moved on tonew 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 yearshave become friends. I’ve personally been with KPMG since 1996 and so of course I’ve seen massivechanges since I first joined. I’ve also enjoyed working with a lot of different people from a wide range ofbackgrounds. It’s always a great pleasure for me to reconnect with somebody who I’ve 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 KPMG’s 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 it’s 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 it’sall 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 we’d start another forum which will help people keep in touch. We’re 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.
KPMG’s Alumni Magazine
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Ioana has spent overall more than 17years in corporate finance and M&Aadvisory; working for the EBRD, KPMG,and now Raiffeisen Investment inRomania.
KPMG:
How did KPMG influence yourcareer?
I.F:
There are lots of things I learnedat KPMG, many of which have beenhelpful in my future professionalendeavours.Amongst the most notable I wouldmention the importance of teamworkderived from the management capacityof adequately staffing projects and theability to place real emphasis on fastdelivery.
KPMG:
What were the other lessonsfrom your time at KPMG?I.F: The capacity to keep a flexibleapproach and tailoring the final outputto the client’s needs, as opposed to amore standardised approach prevalentin other places. That in turn has feda personal philosophy for drivingtransformational change. I have sincedeployed the skills gained at KPMG ina number of senior positions, includingmy current one as Managing Director ofRaiffeisen Investment Romania (RIR).
KPMG:
What advice would you give toa young trainee at KPMG?
IF:
I can honestly say that KPMG isa great place to be, a big house withsome fantastic people in it, so makethe most of it! You will gain essentialingredients for your future career,learn to have a structured approachcomplemented by analytical skills. Evenif sometimes you will be expected tomake significant efforts, you will learnfrom it. Your quid pro quo: you will getan education of a lifetime that you can’tbuy anywhere else!
Ioana Filipescu, ManagingDirector, Raiffeisen InvestmentRomania (RIR)
“At KPMG, you will get aneducation of a lifetime you can’t buy anywhere else!”
Ioana took her first degree atIasi Polytechnic. She also took anEMBA at the Academy of EconomicStudies (ASE) in Bucharest,followed by a Master’s degree inPublic Administration at the ÉcoleNationale d’Administration (Paris).
Home again!
Corina Cucoli, Director, Restructuring, KPMG in Romania
I have always believed that one’s professional life has 3 stages:learn, do and give back.I started working in KPMG in 1997, I’ve learned a lot- learning bydoing mostly. As I was in my 20’s 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. I’ve been in the topmanagement teams of several companies.I’ve worked for the benefit of my clients and employees, I’ve created value for myshareholders and worked for my personal glory too. I’ve had achievements, I’ve hadgreat teams, I’ve 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 it’s now the “giving back” stage. This is the phase when you manage, do, learn andshare. 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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