KPMG’s South African head of tax moves to Webber Wentzel

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KPMG’s South African head of tax moves to Webber Wentzel

Sophie Ashley
February 15 2011
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Michael Honiball, former head of transfer pricing at KPMG in South Africa, has moved to Webber Wentzel as a partner in the tax advisory department. Based in the Johannesburg office, he also consults from Cape Town.

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