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The Executive Group

The Executive Group assists the Senior Partner and Chief Executive in managing the firm, including the implementation of the policies and strategies of the firm as determined by the Board, and has responsibility for the firm’s operating functions and for planning of the firm’s future development.

The Executive Group also has authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the firm in the following areas:

  • Service lines
  • Growth and markets
  • International markets
  • Brand and talent
  • Public policy, quality and risk
  • Finance
  • Internal client services

The Executive Group met 19 times during the year.

Each partner on the Executive Group has specific responsibilities with an emphasis on the group working as a team to lead the firm.  In keeping with our focus on client service and quality, every member of the Executive Group is also actively engaged with our clients.

The members of the Executive Group as at the date of this report are:

  • David Sproul
    Senior Partner and Chief Executive

  • Steve Almond
    International Markets

  • David Barnes
    Public Policy

  • Sharon Thorne
    Regional Markets

  • Stephen Griggs
    Finance

  • Heather Hancock
    Talent and Brand

  • Andy Hodge
    Tax

  • Panos Kakoullis
    Audit

  • Timothy Mahapatra
    Corporate Finance

  • Vince Niblett
    Senior Markets Group

  • Richard Punt
    Growth and Markets

  • Paul Robinson
    Consulting

  • Nick Sandall
    Financial Services

  • Steve Ward
    Quality and Risk

In addition, three partners have Executive-level responsibilities:

  • Richard Buck
    Deloitte Digital

  • Sabri Challah
    Partner Matters

  • David Gill
    Internal Client Services

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The Board

The Board of Partners is responsible for the promotion and protection of partner interests and for the oversight of management. It determines Deloitte’s long-term strategies and has specific oversight of risk and quality.

The Board is composed of the Chairman, the Senior Partner and Chief Executive, both of whom are elected by the partners, the Independent Non Executives, a further ten elected partners, three Executive Group partners proposed by the Senior Partner and Chief Executive and affirmed by the partners.

Like the Senior Partner and Chief Executive, the Chairman is nominated by the Board and elected by the partners and serves for a four-year term of office. David Cruickshank commenced his second term of office as Chairman on 1 June 2011. The separation of the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive provides a strong measure of accountability for the Executive Group.

Deloitte’s partnership agreement stipulates that the ten elected Board members and the Chairman must not be members of the Executive Group.  As a result, the majority of the Board membership is independent of the Executive Group.  The Board meets monthly except for August.

The Board of Partners as at the date of this report comprised:

David Cruickshank, Chairman
David Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive

Ten Elected members:

Zahir Bokhari, John Cullinane, Nick Edwards, John Fotheringham, Chris Loughran, Anna Marks, Ellie Patsalos, Chris Powell, Ian Steele, and Denis Woulfe.

Three Executive Group members:

David Barnes, Stephen Griggs and Vince Niblett.

Independent Non Executives:

Sir Michael Peat, Gerry Grimstone and Dr. DeAnne Julius

Board Secretary:

Caryl Longley

Margaret Ewing also served on the Board during the year and retired from the firm on 31 May 2012.

The Board of Partners as at the date of this report comprised:

  • David Cruickshank
    Chairman

  • David Sproul
    Senior Partner and Chief Executive

  • John Cullinane

  • Nick Edwards

  • John Fotheringham

  • Chris Loughran

  • Anna Marks

  • Ellie Patsalos

  • Chris Powell

  • Ian Steele

  • Denis Woulfe

  • David Barnes

  • Stephen Griggs

  • Vince Niblett

  • Zahir Bokhari

  • Dr DeAnne Julius CBE

  • Gerry Grimstone

  • Sir Michael Peat

Board Secretary:

  • Caryl Longley
    Board Secretary

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Board Sub-Committees

The terms of reference for our board sub-committees are available from www.deloitte.co.uk/leadership. Our board sub-committees are:

  • Audit Committee
  • Compensation Committee
  • Remuneration Committee
  • Nomination Committee
  • Public Interest Oversight Committee

Further information on the the activities of these committees during the year and our leadership and governance is available in the 2012 Deloitte Audit Transparency Report.

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International organisation

Steve Almond is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of DTTL, the international organisation of which the firm is a member. Steve Almond was elected for a four year term of office in June 2011. In that capacity, Steve Almond works within DTTL to help member firms share their collective expertise and experience of client service, talent development and quality and risk management processes which will allow the enhancement of quality throughout the network.

The international network has a separate Chief Executive Officer, Barry Salzberg, who was elected on 1 June 2011 for a four year term of office.  David Sproul has been a member of the Global Executive Group led by Barry throughout the year. In addition, David Sproul has served on the DTTL Global Board since 1 June 2011 and David Cruickshank since 1 June 2007.

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