Sierra Leone Investment Forum

David Carew has spent twenty seven years with the firm since 1979 when he graduated from the University of Sierra Leone with a Bsc Economics degree. He joined KPMG in August 1979 as a graduate accountant. He was seconded to KPMG Nigeria the same year and he worked in Nigeria till 1986 when he returned as an Assistant Manager.

In Nigeria he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982 and was again seconded to the northern state of Kanu, Nigeria. In the north he worked as an audit supervieor and was in charge of all KPMG’s clients in the banking and financial institutions industry, in Kanu. He was designated training ‘manager’ for the three northern states in Nigeria, reporting to the training Partner in Lagos.

On his return to Freetown, as Assistant Manager, KPMG he was engagement manager for 50% of the firm’s clients, managing the provision of assurance, taxation and secretarial services. He also handled the sensitive and major clients and also all the International referral jobs in the country . During the leave of the Resident Manager in the Gambia Davied acted as relief manager. During 1086 to 1988 David grew from Assistant Manager to Deputy Manager , Manager and Senior Manager.

In 1989 David was admitted to PARTNERSHIP MIN Sierra Leone and in 1991 in The Gambia. During that time he was the Engagement Partner for all the firm’s clients in Sierra Leone and the major and international referral client in the Gambia. During this period David set up the management consulting services in Sierra Leone and the Gambia. He assisted the Senior Partner who was in charge of corporate finance work. He was also in charge of Forensic work with the Government of Sierra Leone as a major client.

David is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Nigeria and also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sierra Leone, where he is a Past President.

David is presently the Managing Partner for Sierra Leone and for delivering KPMG services to clients in The Gambia and Liberia. His responsibilities include harnessing all the knowledge and resources available within KPMG both local and international to provide world-class service to all clients.