About Deloitte

“Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), a UK private company limited by guarantee. Each member firm provides services in a particular geographic area and is subject to the laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates. DTTL does not itself provide services to clients. DTTL and each DTTL member firm are separate and distinct legal entities, which cannot obligate each other. DTTL and each DTTL member firm are liable only for their own acts or omissions and not those of each other. Each DTTL member firm is structured differently in accordance with national laws, regulations, customary practice, and other factors, and may secure the provision of professional services in its territory through subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or other entities.

Leaders & Shapers

For more than a century, Deloitte LLP has been led by a series of extraordinary men — and women — who shaped a culture of client service that exceeds expectations. They were the visionaries who founded the profession. They were innovators who not only adapted the Firms and their services to deliver solutions for clients' ever-changing needs but also led the way in the evolution of accounting's history.

Former Leaders

James H. Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Jim Quigley is Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Deloitte). Prior to his current role, Jim was the CEO of Deloitte United States.

James E. Copeland, Jr.; CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP 1999-2003; CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 1999-2003

Jim Copeland retired as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (now Deloitte LLP) and as CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) on May 31, 2003. As CEO, Jim guided DTT and its member firms through a period of the greatest revenue growth in the organization’s history and oversaw the move from its being the fifth to the second-largest professional services organization in the world.

J. Michael Cook, Chairman & Chief Executive, Deloitte Haskins &

Sells

In 1986, the year he was appointed chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, J. Michael Cook succeeded Charles Steele as chairman and chief executive of Deloitte Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche LLP. He was just 43. His determination to provide peerless client service and his focus on core industries revitalized the firm.

Edward A. Kangas, Managing Partner, Touche Ross

Edward A. Kangas was both a proponent and a prime example of the new breed of accountant as business person at the end of the last century. In 1985, Kangas was named managing partner, and, with J. Michael Cook, helped create Deloitte & Touche.

W. Grant Gregory, Co-Managing Partner, Touche Ross

In 1982, W. Grant Gregory joined J. David Moxley to form a two-man leadership team of Touche Ross. Gregory's numerous contributions to the accounting profession included serving as director of the National Association of Accountants.

J. David Moxley, Co-Managing Partner, Touche Ross

In 1982, J. David Moxley joined W. Grant Gregory to form a two-man leadership team of Touche Ross. As co-managing partner, he was responsible for the administrative aspects of running the firm. In 1983, he was elected managing director of Touche Ross International.

Charles Steele, Managing Partner, Haskins & Sells

A vocational test propelled Steele into accounting. He went on to win the Elijah Watt Sells Gold Medal. In 1978, Steele was appointed managing partner of Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche.

Russell Palmer, Managing Partner, Touche Ross

In 1972, 37-year-old Russell Palmer took over the leadership of Touche Ross, a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche, becoming the youngest managing partner of a Big Eight firm. He demonstrated the strength of his vision by leading the firm through a decade of expansion and was also a driving force behind the growth of

management consulting.

Michael Chetkovich, Managing Partner, Haskins & Sells

"It's far better to try to achieve impossible standards than it is to lower those standards to match performance—even if that might be more realistic." This comment by Michael Chetkovich characterized his career with Haskins & Sells, a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche and his leadership of the firm from 1970 to 1978.

Robert Trueblood, Chairman, Touche Ross

Robert Trueblood, chairman of the Deloitte & Touche predecessor firm of Touche Ross from 1963 until his death in 1973, was remarkable for his impact on the profession. He was awarded the Elijah Watt Sells Silver Medal in 1941, was president of the AICPA from 1965 through 1966 and served on the President's Commission on Budget Concepts during the Johnson administration.

John William Queenan, Managing Partner, Haskins & Sells

In 1931, John Queenan was awarded the gold medal of the Illinois Society of CPAs for scoring the highest grade on the state CPA examination. That performance was an accurate predictor of his career at our predecessor firm of Haskins & Sells, which took him from Newark to Chicago and then to the firm's national office. He was appointed managing partner in 1956, a position he held until retiring in 1970.

Philip Ross, Managing Partner, Touche Niven

In 1879, Ross and his friend James Court gathered 11 other accountants in Montreal's Mechanic's Hall. The group determined to bring order to the profession by forming an association and seeking a charter that would allow them to restrict the use of the term "chartered accountant."

George Bailey, Managing Partner; Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart

A native of Sioux City, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, George Bailey worked as an accountant for many years in Cleveland and Detroit. In 1947, he established his own firm. Later that year he joined forces with A.R. Smart and Touche

Niven, a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche.

Jennie Palen, Principal and Pioneer

After receiving her New York certificate on July 9, 1923, Palen joined a Deloitte & Touche predecessor firm. She was appointed a principal in 1935, the first such appointment among the leading accounting firms. Palen was also the first woman to head a department at a leading accounting firm.

Arthur Hazelton Carter, Managing Partner, Haskins & Sells

Arthur Hazelton Carter earned distinction both as a soldier and as a civilian. He began his career in the military and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the end of World War I. After the war, Carter was persuaded to join his father-in-law's firm, a predecessor firm of Deloitte & Touche. In 1930, at the age of 43, Carter became managing partner, a position he held for over a decade.

John Ballantine Niven, Managing Partner, Touche Niven

John Ballantine Niven was the son of Alexander Thomas Niven, who helped found the world's first society of public accountants in Edinburgh in 1854. The younger Niven claimed he never had any doubts about his choice of profession. He surely never had any regrets.

George A. Touche, Founder

George A. Touche apprenticed as an accountant in Edinburgh before traveling to London and qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1883. After practicing for six years, he was appointed secretary of the Industrial and General Trust. This appointment was his first involvement with investment trusts, a field in which he would become an acknowledged expert.

William Welch Deloitte, Founder

William Welch Deloitte established an accounting practice in London at age 25 and quickly proved to be an innovator. He helped develop a system that formed the basis for the English railway accounts, as well as a system of hotel accounting that became standard in the field.

Elijah Watt Sells, Founder

A native of Muscatine, Iowa, Elijah Watt Sells' talent and diligence took him to the top of his profession. By 1893, after working for a number of railroads, Sells had earned a substantial reputation as an accountant, as evidenced by his appointment to the Dockery Commission.

Charles Waldo Haskins, Founder

Charles Waldo Haskins was born in 1852 into a renowned American family (his uncle was Ralph Waldo Emerson). In 1886, he set up his own accounting business in New York City, and went on to found Haskins & Sells, a Deloitte & Touche predecessor, with his partner, Elijah Watt Sells.

James Quigley

Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

Jim Quigley is Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte). Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients in 140 countries. Prior to his current role, Jim was the CEO of Deloitte United States. Throughout his 36 years with the organization, Jim has taken on a number of leadership roles and built a distinguished track record of service to many multinational clients.

Jim is actively engaged in a number of international business organizations and committees, each working to help shape the policies for a successful and sustainable global economy. He is U.S. co-chairman of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and a member of the board of trustees of the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He is also a member of the Council on Competitiveness, the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council and the Yale CELI Board of Advisors. He has also served on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting (CIFiR).

Jim is regularly asked to share his perspective on global business trends and potential challenges at events such as the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, the annual Boao Forum for Asia, and the annual German Marshall Fund Brussels Forum.

Jim is involved in various business and community groups in the United States, including Japan Society, and The Economic Club of New York. His memberships include the Business Roundtable and the National Advisory Committee – Brigham Young University.

Jim is a past member of the task force on the role and mission for the United Way of Tri-State, USA (Connecticut/New Jersey/New York) and a former board member of Catalyst, the Center for Audit Quality, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Financial Accounting Foundation, and Junior Achievement of New York City. He also has served on numerous committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree and an honorary Doctorate of Business from Utah State University. He also was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Commercial Science from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.

History

Timeline: The journey to today

Select moments in the history of Deloitte 

It has been more than 150 years since William Welch Deloitte opened his own accountancy office across the street from Bankruptcy Court on Basinghall Street in London. Learn all about the history of Deloitte from the timeline below:1833  At the age of 15, William Welch Deloitte becomes an assistant to the Official Assignee at the Bankruptcy Court in the City of London. This was the ideal apprenticeship at that time for a young man with an interest in the rapidly developing field of public accounting.

1845  Deloitte opens his own accountancy office opposite the Bankruptcy Court on Basinghall Street, London.1849   In connection with the accounts of the Great Western Railway, W.W. Deloitte becomes the first person ever appointed as an independent auditor. Deloitte makes his reputation in particular through his work in the railroad industry — the "Web" of its day. During the 1850s and 1860s, he develops the system for keeping railway accounts, subsequently adopted as the industry standard, which protected investors from mismanagement of funds. He also develops a system of account-keeping for hotels that was universally adopted by large hotels in Great Britain and overseas.1854   Royal Charter is granted to the Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, the first organized body of public accountants in the world. Among its founders was Alexander Thomas Niven, under whose tutelage George A. Touche would qualify as an accountant in Edinburgh 29 years later, before setting off for London to practice his profession.1857  Deloitte accepts his first partner, Thomas Greenwood, who contributed £800 in capital. The firm becomes known as Deloitte & Greenwood.1867  The Railway Companies Act lays down the auditor's duties and responsibilities. A statutory form of railway accounts was prescribed in 1868, and it is believed that Deloitte played a major part in designing the form and contents of such accounts — probably the first prescribed form of accounts in the modern sense.1869  Admission to the partnership (at age 24) of John George Griffith, who exercised a major influence on the growth of the firm until his retirement in 1902. For this entire period, the firm is known as Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths & Co.1880  Royal Charter issued incorporating the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, with W.W. Deloitte, Henry Dever, and John Griffiths among the founding members. Philip S. Ross co-founds North America's first accounting society.1880  First overseas Deloitte office opens in New York. Branches of this New York outpost are subsequently established in Cincinnati (1905), Chicago and Montreal (1912), Boston (1930), and Los Angeles (1945).

1893  Charles Waldo Haskins and Elijah Watt Sells meet in Washington, D.C. while working for the Dockery Commission of the U.S. Congress, which was undertaking the first comprehensive revision of the federal government's accounting practices since the time of George Washington. Two years later, they form a partnership — Haskins & Sells — based in New York City.1897  Retirement of William Welch Deloitte.1898  George Touche establishes his own firm in London.1900  George Touche and John Ballantine Niven form Touche, Niven & Co. in New York. At that time, there were fewer than 500 certified public accountants in the U.S. Staff complement of Deloitte reaches 80 persons. Fees that year total £41,193.1901  Haskins & Sells opens first regional office in Chicago and first overseas office in London.1902  For the first time, a "lady typist" (sic) is engaged by the London office of Deloitte.1905   Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths & Co. becomes Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Company. In the Hughes insurance investigation, which rocked the financial world and led to comprehensive revisions in the accounting methods of life insurance companies, Deloitte's New York office collaborates for the first time with the firm of Haskins & Sells.1911  Firm of George A. Touche & Co. is established in Canada.1917  George Touche is knighted by George V. Three years later, he is made a baronet of the United Kingdom.1925  Two of our U.K. and U.S. predecessor practices form a co-partnership in several countries under the name Deloitte, Plender, Haskins & Sells.1933  Congressional testimony by Haskins & Sells Managing Partner Arthur Hazleton Carter is instrumental in promoting the establishment of the SEC, as well as the requirement that public accountants audit the financial statements of all publicly traded companies.1947  George Bailey & Co. is formed. Merges with Allen R. Smart & Co. and Touche, Niven & Co. to become Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart. The first partners' meeting, held in Highland Park, Illinois, is attended by the firm's 33 partners. Net service revenues for the first year

are US$3.6 million.1952  Nobuzo Tohmatsu qualifies as a certified public accountant in Japan and becomes a partner in a foreign-affiliated accounting firm.1952  Agreement reached to merge the businesses of Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Company and Haskins & Sells in the U.S., under the name Deloitte Haskins & Sells.1960  Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart merges with George Touche & Co. (Britain) and Ross, Touche & Co. (Canada) to form Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart.1965  Fraudulent bankruptcy of the Sanyo Special Steel Company leads to changes in Japan's Certified Public Accountant Law to provide for the formation of audit corporations similar to accounting partnerships in the U.S. and elsewhere.1968  Under the leadership of Iwao Tomita, Founding Partner, Tohmatsu Awoki & Co. (later Tohmatsu & Co.) starts operations with 10 partners and staff in Tokyo and smaller, loosely affiliated practices in four other Japanese cities. By 1989, the firm has 800 people in its Tokyo office alone, and a network of other offices throughout Japan, as well as Japanese professionals on assignment in Touche Ross offices around the world.1969  Adoption of the name Touche Ross & Co., at the conclusion of a decade during which mergers were completed with more than 50 other firms in the U.S. and formal associations created with national firms in 55 countries.1972  Touche Ross Chairman Robert Trueblood chairs a committee that leads to the establishment of the Financial Accounting Standards Board — the FASB.1974  Tomita-san moves with his family to Los Angeles, where he lives for several years, using his home there as a base for extensive travels in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.1975   Formal agreement is signed by which Tohmatsu Awoki & Co. become part of the Touche Ross International network.1978  The name Deloitte Haskins & Sells is adopted.1985  Creation of the Office of the Chairman Program (now the Global Strategic Clients Program).

1990   Merger that creates Deloitte & Touche.1993  International firm is named Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.1996  Deloitte & Touche Eastern Europe divided into two organizations — Deloitte & Touche Central Europe and Deloitte & Touche CIS.1997  Deloitte & Touche Central America is established.2000  Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu became a founding member of the United Nations Global Compact, which seeks to promote responsible global citizenship by advancing universal values in business operations around the world.2002  Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s global revenues were US$12.5 billion.2003  A decision to not separate Deloitte Consulting allows Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to maintain its wide and deep range of multidisciplinary capabilities.2003  On June 1, William G. Parrett is named Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Parrett joined the organization in 1967, and became a partner in 1977.2003  On October 1, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu records its 10th consecutive year of annual growth, with combined worldwide revenues from its member firms totaling US$15.1 billion. Additionally, the global organization announces the launch of the new brand name “Deloitte.” The change means that the firms known in various national and global markets as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte & Touche, while retaining their local legal names, will now be known by the brand “Deloitte.”

Our most valuable resource

At Deloitte, with over 900 employees in two Turkish cities, we understand that people are our our most critical asset. We also know that serving our clients, and helping them and our people excel, demands a diverse range of skills, talent, experiences and backgrounds. Our work

environment is a true blend of Turkish and international cultures, enabling us to best serve our local and international clients.

All our audit staff speak very good English, and most speak a second language (e.g. German, French, Italian)

Our management group currently includes expatriates from the UK Most of our managers have participated in the Deloitte global

development program, spending 18 months in other Deloitte offices in the United States, Canada, Europe or Australia to develop and improve their skills

Our commitment to excellence is reinforced by the investment we make in training our people to understand the specialized needs of each client’s industry and remain current on changes in the industry, the regulatory environment and the marketplace

Global initiatives

Making a difference globally

To advance responsible globalization and good corporate governance, DTTL member firms have entered into strategic commitments with several organizations around the world. These organizations promote responsible global citizenship, good governance and sustainable development by encouraging business to recognize and commit to sustainable economic growth, environmental protection and social equity no matter where they operate. They provide a valuable forum for discussion of corporate social responsibility and best practices for acting on this commitment. In the case of the World Economic Forum, DTTL's commitment includes a range of activities with the Forum including a commitment to the Forum's Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative.

Staff

Deloitte offers its staff a variety of career models to choose from based on their preferences, geographic location and business need. These career models also vary for each function. Traditional titles for Consulting are "consultant" through "principal", FAS has "associate" through "partner", and the delivery-focused track features "specialist" through "specialist leader".

Deloitte hires entry-level personnel to client-facing functions through their graduate recruitment programs at selected universities.

The organization is consistently rated by Fortune as one of their "100 Best Companies To Work For".[24]

In 2007 and 2009, Deloitte was rated the number one place to launch your career by BusinessWeek. [25][26]

[edit] Corporate social networking

The U.S. member firm of Deloitte has deployed a social/professional networking environment for its consultants.[27] Deloitte's "D Street" began when the firm's talent organization wanted to make a large company feel smaller. In addition, it wanted to create an environment that would appeal to its mostly younger workforce. After getting the support of Deloitte leadership and partnering with internal IT, communications and knowledge management groups, the team launched the alpha version of D Street in June 2007, basing it on a commercially available collaborative platform. The initial rollout was to 1,500 employees.[28] Deloitte also leverages an expertise discovery device

known as iConnect.[29] iConnect conducts a keyword search across any relevant user-driven database to highlight who may possess knowledge that is of use to others. The process of discovery is obscured from the person discovered.

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Delivering innovative solutions, enhanced value

The Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) global industry group specialists at Deloitte member firms worldwide understand challenges linked to decreased technology spending, industry convergence and new management strategies. Through these member firms, the TMT group offers a global footprint, professional principles, multidisciplinary capabilities and outstanding thought leadership publications — which all add up to a wealth of trusted and worthy resources. 

TMT Predictions 2011Deloitte TMT Predictions, now in their 10th year, explore emerging trends that will have an impact on businesses. Deloitte sees a 2011 where consumers and enterprises will be dealing with diversity in hardware computing platforms, in software operating systems, and in wireless network access. While supporting different devices across different networks is not a new phenomenon for TMT, the level of diversity will reach an all time high in the coming year.

   

Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific winners announcedOn 2 December 2010, the results of the ninth annual Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific program were announced and on the winner's podium is Giga Solar Materials, a Semiconductors, Components and Electronics firm from Taiwan specializing in film metallization pastes, with an impressive growth rate of 24,694 percent over three years.

   

Technology Fast 500 EMEA winners announcedDeloitte is delighted to announce the winners of the 2010 Technology Fast 500 EMEA, Deloitte's prestigious ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based on percent revenue growth over five years.

Now in its tenth year, the Technology Fast 500 program - as well as the accompanying CEO Survey analysis that highlights the movers, shakers and key trends in the TMT industry - continues to be sought out by technology companies the world over.

   

Where the True Growth Lies: The market for digital mediaWith projection of better than 6 percent growth over the next five years, it is widely believed that media and entertainment sector is expected to continue with the success it has enjoyed over the past decade. Consensus forecasts suggest that most of the growth will come from new digital media that was designed from inception to be interactive.