Punit Renjen has begun his second four-year term as Deloitte Global CEO, while Sharon Thorne starts her role as chair of the Deloitte Global board of directors, the first woman to serve in the role
Renjen was first appointed as Deloitte Global CEO in 2015 after previously serving as chairman of Deloitte LLP and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP in the US.
Renjen said he was honoured to have been chosen by colleagues and to continue his work.
“As Deloitte nears its 175th year, I’m both proud of the significant impact our professionals have made, and optimistic about Deloitte’s ability to enhance trust in markets, create solutions for clients, develop highly capable leaders, and help solve the toughest societal challenges,” he said.
During his first term, Renjen saw Deloitte become the largest of the Big Four globally – the firm saw revenue increase by 5% in 2018 to pull ahead of Big Four rival PwC, generating $42.3bn (£33.37bn) in the financial year.
Outside of Deloitte, Renjen is chairman of the United Way Worldwide and the US-India Strategic Partnership forum.
Meanwhile, Thorne has begun her term as global chair after being appointed in March to succeed David Cruikshank.
Prior to her appointment, Thorne was deputy CEO and managing partner of global and strategy at Deloitte North West Europe.
She has spent nine years spent on the firm’s global board, six years on the UK board, and six years on the board of the Confederation of British Industry.
Sourced from ICAEW - written by Danny McCance