Contact: Rob DiMonte
Deloitte
Managing Partner
0414 869 852

Contact: Tom Imbesi
Deloitte Automotive Industry Group
National Leader
0410 604 222

Contact: Jane Kneebone
Deloitte
Media and Communications Director
0416 148 845

Deloitte announced today the appointment of Mr Tom Phillips, Mitsubishi Motors Australia past President and CEO, as a consultant to the firm.

Mr Rob DiMonte, Managing Partner for Deloitte Adelaide said: "Deloitte’s appointment of Tom Phillips as a consultant to the firm highlights our growing commitment to the automotive industry and the development of our people. Deloitte already has a strong national profile within the automotive industry and this appointment will ensure we strengthen our service offerings in this sector.

"We are delighted that Tom has decided to join Deloitte, where his knowledge, skills and experience will assist us in the development of leadership skills in our people, as well as providing Tom with a continued link with corporate Australia. Tom’s success at Mitsubishi Australia, in leading the development and launch of the new 380 model and in providing the organisation with a future, is outstanding and to be admired," Mr DiMonte said.

Mr Phillips will be based in Deloitte’s Adelaide office, effective this month. He will also be working closely with Tom Imbesi, National Leader of the Deloitte Automotive Industry Group and its Advisory Board. Tom Imbesi is based in Deloitte’s Melbourne Office.

Mr Tom Imbesi, expressed his optimism that the appointment will provide significant benefit to both Deloitte and automotive and manufacturing clients alike.

"Tom’s recent experience at the helm of a domestic vehicle assembler will assist all clients in regard to their supply chain activities, and in developing strategies to drive sustainability in the current challenging climate.

"Tom’s addition to the Advisory Board reinforces Deloitte’s position at the forefront of advisory services to the automotive industry," Mr Imbesi said.

Tom Phillips joins the Hon Tim Fischer, AO, Lloyd Gosling, AM and Barry Comben on the Advisory Board.