Grant Wardell-Johnson

Grant now leads the consultation on new law and KPMG’s response to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). He is a member of the Treasury BEPS Advisory Group, Chairman of the Tax Technical Committee of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a member of the National Tax Liaison Group.

Grant is the Head of the Australian Tax Centre at KPMG. He has a background in providing tax advice relating to international and domestic tax structuring, international cross-border acquisitions and initial public offerings. Grant has been the lead Tax Partner on many high-profile projects in the Australian and international markets, including the Wesfarmers acquisition of Coles Limited, Macquarie Group consortia acquisitions of Boart Longyear Limited and Dyno Nobel Limited, and their subsequent listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.