PwC Australia Names New CEO, to Sell Government Consulting Unit

PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia named a new chief executive officer and said it will sell its scandal-hit government consultant unit as the embattled firm seeks to claw back confidence in the wake of a tax scandal.

Kevin Burrowes, the global clients and industries leader for the PwC Network, will move to Sydney from Singapore to take on his new role, the company said in a statement Sunday.

The Australian arm of the global consulting giant has been under pressure following revelations that a former senior partner obtained confidential tax policy information while advising the government and the firm then used it ...