Graham Brown contributes to commentary in Campaign on the current levels of mistrust around actual or perceived conflicts of interest within “auditors” causing a gaping wound between client and agency relationships.
He is commented as saying, “I think Sir Martin is right – you cannot have arbitrary people wandering through the inner financial workings of a global plc. For clients to regain trust in the system, both auditors and agencies need to adhere to an agreed set of professional standards.”