Former KPMG board member and partner Kim Lawry has been accused of bullying and defaming the whistleblower who later triggered an existential crisis at the firm.

John Sams is a lifelong veteran of the embattled consulting giant that is trying to show it can reform itself after leading a host of senior executives.

Former KPMG board member and partner Kim Lawry has been accused of bullying and defaming the whistleblower who later triggered an existential crisis at the firm.