The former NSW premier has for the first time publicly said he left the board of the firm because of the way that it handled claims made by a former executive.

Former KPMG director Mike Baird has savaged the consultancy’s use of legal professional privilege to shield key documents in a whistleblower scandal from public view.

Former NSW premier Mike Baird, who resigned from his role as an independent director on KPMG’s board last year, appearing before an inquiry into a whistleblower scandal at the…