Philipp Kloeber
Singapore
Summary
Senior integrity and compliance professional with 12 years of experience leading high-impact cross-border investigations and compliance initiatives across APAC. Trusted advisor to multinational boards, the c-suite, legal counsels, and regulators in matters involving fraud, corruption, and governance risk. Recognised for his exceptional and authentic relationship building capabilities, Philipp has led numerous strategic go-to-market initiatives driving high-profile client events, technology innovation and thought-leaderships with significant positive impact on growing branding and market presence. Philipp is also known for his inclusive, outcome-focused, cross-functional and technology supported approach assisting clients on their integrity and compliance transformation journeys. Philipp is now seeking to take the next step in his career empowering him to bring in his leadership and experience with more impact and pace.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Forensic & Integrity Services
Ernst & Young (EY), Singapore
06.2018 - Current
- Overseeing and executing engagements pertaining to the prevention, detection, and response to complex integrity-related matters including cross-border fraud, corruption, and other misconduct investigations as well as compliance matters
- Leading compliance management systems advisory and related continuous monitoring activities including for topics such as Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption (ABAC) or Fraud Risk Management (FRM) for large corporations across APAC
- Collaborating with various stakeholders including clients’ board, c-suite, audit risk committees, legal counsels and ethics & investigation teams as well as, where necessary, regulators and law enforcement
- Spearheading EY Singapore's GSA Business Desk
- Driving various key go-to-market initiatives directly reporting to global leadership to increase market presence
- Building highest-performing multinational teams through open communication, goal setting, continuous improvement, training and mentoring
Senior Consultant, Forensic & Integrity Services
Ernst & Young (EY)
07.2013 - 05.2018
- Executed numerous fraud and corruption investigations as well as risk assessments including ABAC third-party reviews for clients in Oceania and APAC across industries such as metals and mining, government and logistics
- Provided training on various topics, including fraud and corruption awareness and regulatory trends, to senior client management and staff as well as internally to Forensic teams and other service lines
- Mentored more junior staff helping them develop technical and interpersonal capabilities for more effective project execution and client leadership
Education
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
Melbourne02-2017
Graduate Diploma in Business Forensics -
University of Melbourne
Melbourne12-2011
Master of Accounting -
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne12-2011
Bachelor of Arts in International Business -
Munich Business School
Munich09-2009
Skills
- Supported the Judicial Managers of the chartering arm of one of Singapore’s leading oil traders investigating various allegations including, amongst others, fraudulent shareholder loan disbursements, forging of trade finance documentation and financial misreporting to lenders The engagement involved one of Singapore’s largest corporate collapses in history The investigation has to date resulted in the recovery of creditor funds in excess of USD 20m
- Led a large-scale investigation into one of Singapore’s leading commodity trading companies This involved investigating fraudulent trade finance transactions in excess of USD 1bn The engagement required project coordination across APAC and reporting to various stakeholders including banks, their legal counsel as well as various government authorities
- Spearheaded a high-profile development fund review for an international sports federation in APAC resulting in the identification of various anomalies and provision of remedial governance
- Earned the reputation as a trusted advisor in the region on integrity and compliance topics
- Established the EY Singapore German-Swiss-Austrian Business (GSA) Desk for Singapore and ASEAN leading the connection of GSA clients to the broader Singapore firm
- Became the regional client relationship lead for multiple multinational clients with USD 300m in total global engagement revenues
- Experienced in expanding engagement revenue and creating account “stickiness” by introducing other value adding forensic solution sets and service-lines
- Created a global anti-fraud platform now adopted in 40 countries
- Contributed to EY's Global Integrity Report 2024 as part of the global steering committee
- Developed strong cultural sensitivity as a result of living outside of Germany in China, Australia and ASEAN for the last 15 years
- Recognised as an inspiring talent leader fostering a culture of energy, courage and empowerment with a focus on inclusiveness
Certification
- Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
- Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- SwissCham Singapore
- German and Australian citizen
- Regular public speaker
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Director, Forensic & Integrity Services
Ernst & Young (EY), Singapore
06.2018 - Current
Senior Consultant, Forensic & Integrity Services
Ernst & Young (EY)
07.2013 - 05.2018
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
Graduate Diploma in Business Forensics -
University of Melbourne
Master of Accounting -
The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts in International Business -
Munich Business School
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