KPMG appoints capital markets partner

KPMG UK has appointed Thomas Lodge as a partner within its capital markets practice. He will work with the firm to help grow the capital markets transformation practice across the market.

Lodge has over 25 years’ financial markets experience in investment banking and consultancy across trading, change management, derivatives clearing, and finance. He joins KPMG from Apatura Consulting, a specialist consultancy which he founded to provide front to back advisory and implementation services to financial markets clients.

Prior to founding Apatura Consulting, he worked for another specialist consultancy as well as several large European investment banks.

Feargal De Burca, partner at KPMG UK, said: “Tom is a great addition to our Capital Markets team. He brings extensive experience in supporting clients to improve their financial markets capabilities, reduce cost pressures and streamline traditional middle and back-office functions which will help further strengthen our offering to clients.”

Lodge added: “I am really excited to be taking on this role and look forward to supporting the team in delivering large scale transformation projects in financial markets businesses.”