| Deloitte elects new global CEO |
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| | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
(DTTL) has elected Barry
Salzberg to the position
of global chief
executive officer.
Salzberg will assume his
new role and
responsibilities on 1
June 2011, the start of
the new fiscal year.
Salzberg succeeds Jim
Quigley, who will move
into a client service
role as a senior partner
in the Deloitte US firm
on 1 June 2011 when his
term is completed.
Salzberg’s leadership
appointment is part of a
rigorous and
comprehensive nomination
and member firm partner
ratification process
that occurs every four
years and includes all | |
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| | member firms of the DTTL
worldwide network.
As the new DTTL CEO,
Salzberg’s
responsibilities will
encompass working across
a network of 53 member
firms operating in 150
countries, with more
than 170,000 people
worldwide.
“I am humbled by the
confidence that the
network has placed in my
leadership during this
historic time,” said
Salzberg. “Over the
years, I have worked
closely with Jim Quigley
and admired his
commitment to our strong
global culture and
shared values, which
have brought us to our | |
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| | elected to his current
position as CEO of
Deloitte LLP in the
United States, where he
has balanced building
the business with
growing talent through
successful transactions
like acquiring
technology consulting
firm BearingPoint’s
government operations,
and a relentless
investment in talent
through initiatives like
Deloitte University, a
$300m state-of-the-art
learning and development
facility opening later
this year in the United
States.
Previously, Salzberg
held the roles of US
managing partner, as
well as managing partner | |
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| | of Deloitte LLP’s tax
practice, where he
increased its market
share significantly and
received numerous awards
and citations. He joined
Deloitte US in 1977 and
was admitted to the
partnership in 1985.
A member of
Deloitte’s US Board of
Directors, the DTTL
Executive Committee, and
the DTTL Board of
Directors, he earned a
Bachelor’s degree in
accounting from Brooklyn
College, a Juris
Doctorate from Brooklyn
Law School, and a Master
of Laws degree in
taxation from the New
York University School
of Law. | |
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| | pre-eminent position in
the marketplace today. I
look forward to leading
DTTL, helping grow the
Deloitte network’s
businesses, and
maintaining the
relentless focus on
quality and client
service that our member
firms worldwide
consistently uphold.”
During his more than
30-year tenure at the
Deloitte US firm,
Salzberg, 57, has built
an impressive record of
success through a
variety of leadership
roles. In 2007, he was | |
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