Veihmeyer (born 29 June 1959) was global chairman of KPMG International from April 2014 till September 2017.
He previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of KPMG's U.S.
firm for a five-year term from 10 June 2010 until 9 June 2015.William B Thomas, 49, has been elected Chairman of KPMG International.
He will lead the KPMG global network of professional services firms for a 4-year term, effective October 1, 2017, succeeding John B Veihmeyer, 61, who is completing his term as Chairman and retiring from the firm, at the end of September 2017.Veihmeyer previously served as a member of Chairman Christopher Cox’s SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies; Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees; Board Chairman of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; Executive Committee of the Boards of the Federal City Council and Greater Washington Board of Trade.Veihmeyer is a member of the Business Roundtable and the Mendoza College Business Advisory Council of the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated.