KPMG UK Expands Cardiff Team with Three Senior Hires, Nine Promotions

KPMG UK broadened its Cardiff presence during 2025 with three senior hires and nine internal promotions, the firm said as it positions for infrastructure and energy work in Wales. BusinessinWales and Businessnewswales describe the Cardiff Bay office as more than 100-strong, while Wales247 referred to the operation as a regional office with roughly 100 staff in a 23 February 2026 report.

The three senior appointments named in KPMG’s announcements are Steve Edwards, Matthew Davey and Michael John. Steve Edwards joins as Director of Energy Regulation and Policy within KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory Group after serving as Commercial Director at the Port of Milford Haven; Businessnewswales and BNW note he brings 28 years of energy sector experience and played a key role in delivering the Celtic Freeport bid. Matthew Davey has been hired as Client Relationship Lead for Wales, arriving from the SANS Institute where he was business development lead for delivery of cyber security training into public and private sectors in Norway; his background includes business development across high street retail and health and fitness. Michael John is listed as Senior Business Development Manager in Tech and Data Advisory, joining from TPXimpact to support clients with digital transformation and flexible digital solutions while based in Cardiff.

KPMG recorded nine promotions in October 2025 across its Wales team. BusinessinWales and Businessnewswales named two promoted leaders: Eleanor Hetenyi, promoted to Audit Director, and Alex Appleton, promoted to Director, Strategy & Value Creation. The announcements state there were nine promotions in total but do not publish the other seven names in the excerpts released alongside the hires.

KPMG framed the hires and promotions as strategic moves tied to regional momentum in Wales. David Williams, Office Senior Partner for the Wales and South West Region at KPMG UK, set the context for the appointments in reproduced remarks: “It’s a pivotal moment for Wales, with devolved nations featuring prominently in the UK Government’s recent Industrial Strategy.

The approaching Senedd elections, landmark developments like the Celtic Freeport and major investments in renewable energy infrastructure are creating real momentum across the public and private sectors in Wales.

Our appointments in 2025 reflect the calibre of talent we’re attracting to Wales and the growing opportunities we’re seeing on the ground.

The expertise our new team members bring – from energy transition to business development – positions us strongly to support Welsh organisations as they scale and navigate complex challenges.”

The announcements tie directly to projects and themes flagged in KPMG regional commentary: Celtic Freeport work, renewable energy investment and digital transformation. Missing from the published material are precise start dates for Edwards, Davey and John and the full list of the nine promoted staff; KPMG has yet to publish those details alongside the hire and promotion notices. The hires close out a year of growth for KPMG’s Cardiff Bay office as the firm readies capacity for infrastructure and energy transition activity across Wales.