| 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 member | |
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| | 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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| | 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 of
Deloitte LLP’s tax | |
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| | 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 elected to | |
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