To say that KPMG’s decision to back Michael Ebeid as its inaugural independent chair went down badly is an understatement. The idea has crashed to earth so hard that the reverberations could surely be felt in Europe.Which is, it turns out, where the mastermind behind the debacle has been holidaying for more than two weeks. KPMG deputy chair Carmel Mortell jetted off late on Friday, June 19, right after she and an army of KPMG executives appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the audit leaks scandal. She’s there for about a month. Must be nice!Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles