Mr. Weir, a Senior Partner with KPMG in Hong Kong and currently the Asia Pacific Head of Building, Construction and Real Estate, and was also previously the partner-in-charge for Property and Infrastructure in China. Mr. Weir has over 20 years of experience with KPMG, serving global, regional and national real estate, construction, hotel and investment fund clients. He is a member of the executive board of ANREV, the Asian Association of Investors in non-listed real estate vehicles.
His areas of specialization include IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, IFRS advisory and special engagements. He is a board member of the Hong Kong Chapter of Asian Public Real Estate Association and has authored several KPMG publications on the real estate and property markets of China and the Asia-Pacific region.
“Even as markets around the world work to stabilize economic recovery, the building, construction and property sector is still overall very robust,” Mr. Weir said. “Demand for new infrastructure is still at an all-time high which brings great opportunity, so it’s vital that we help our clients focus on maintaining efficiencies and ensure their risk management programs are solid.”
Isabelle Allen, KPMG Global Head of Sales and Markets: “Andrew’s deep global experience and knowledge of this sector will give our clients the critical guidance they need to do business particularly in the growing markets of Asia and other regions around the world.”
Mr. Weir is a qualified chartered accountant in Hong Kong and the UK and holds a Bachelors degree in Economics and Masters degree in Economic Development from University of Leicester.
For further information, contact:
Jennifer Samuel
Head of External Communications, Global Industries
+1 416 777 8491
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