PwC Australia CEO steps down amid tax leak scandal

Seymour’s position had begun to look untenable last week after emails related to the affair were made public following a demand from a key Labour Party finance official, Sen Deborah O’Neill. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: The head of PwC’s Australian arm resigned as the fallout over the firm’s leak of confidential government tax plans intensifies.

“After discussion with the PwC Australia board of partners, Tom Seymour is stepping down as chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately,” the firm, also known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, said in a statement.