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Singapore, June 20, 2006—William G. Parrett, CEO Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, announced today the establishment of Deloitte ASEAN. This development is part of the organization's aggressive plans to double Deloitte's strength in Asia within the next five years.
Deloitte member firms in six countries—Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Guam—make up Deloitte ASEAN, which will comprise more than 150 partners and about 3,500 staff in more than 15 office locations.
In announcing Deloitte ASEAN at a client reception in Singapore, Mr. Parrett said, "Asia Pacific is the No. 1 strategic market for Deloitte,...
New York, June 12, 2006—The reorganization services practices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) member firms have been ranked No. 1 among non-investment bank financial advisors for the first quarter of 2006 by The Deal, a leading weekly financial publication.
Based on statistics on the number of active cases for the first quarter of 2006, The Deal ranked DTT member firms ahead of other large accounting firms, boutique advisors and specialized stand-alone bankruptcy workout firms, with a total of 283 engagements, compared to 269 and 129 respectively for the next closest reorganization services providers.
New York, June 9, 2006—Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu member firms are starting their global fiscal year with the celebration of IMPACT Day—a day Deloitte member firms dedicate to proactively supporting the development of the communities in which they work and their people live.
"IMPACT Day is just one example of how Deloitte member firms are positively contributing to society in ways that one might expect from a global organization," said William G. Parrett, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. "Through year-round community involvement programs, which include millions of hours and the thousands of people from Deloitte member...
India, April 3, 2006 — William G. Parrett, Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, today told a gathering of Indian business executives that Indian companies should go back to business fundamentals if they want to become globally competitive and that "good ideas alone" won't be enough.
Paris, March 16, 2006—As markets and industries around the world face a growing shortage of talented people, business leaders must continue to improve the diversity of their workforces, especially within leadership positions to be sustainable in the long term, William G. Parrett, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu said today at a business luncheon at the Paris Stock Exchange, where diversity was debated among government and business leaders.
Mr. Parrett acknowledged that strides have been made to include women and minorities within the workforce, including into leadership positions, but the statistics speak for themselves. He...
New York, March 7, 2006 — On Wednesday, March 8, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and its member firms join organizations around the world in celebrating the 97th annual International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day recognizes the accomplishments of all women in continuing the advancement of equality, justice, and peace.
To honor International Women's Day, Deloitte member firms are hosting various programs that focus on women. These activities range from career development forums and opportunities for networking to breakfasts and program launches that support the advancement of women. Deloitte is also...
New York, March 3, 2006 — Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) has been recognized by Workforce Management magazine, a leading U.S. human resources publication, with the prestigious 2006 Workforce Optimas Award for the Global Outlook category. The Global Outlook award recognizes Human Resources programs and strategies that help organizations succeed in the global marketplace. The organization won the award for its worldwide member firm careers website. This is the third time Deloitte has received an Optimas Award. Past winners of the award in this category include Colgate-Palmolive Corporation,...
New York, 2 March 2006 — Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) announced today its member firms have been recognized as the world’s best for securitization accounting by International Securitisation Report (ISR), a securitization trade publication based in London. ISR recognized the winners at its annual awards ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on January 24, 2006. Deloitte was further recognized for having won the award for the eight consecutive years since its inception.
In making its determination, ISR, a Thomson Financial publication, gathered information with supporting data from securitization professionals around the...
London, February 12, 2006 — Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) member firms have more partners ranked among the top tax practitioners in their fields of expertise in the U.S. and U.K. than any other firm listed in Euromoney magazine's 2005 "World's Leading Transfer Pricing Advisers." This biannual report was just published by Legal Media Group, a unit of Euromoney Institutional Investor, and is available at
New York, January 17, 2006 — In spite of a difficult business environment defined by prickly consumers, intense price competition, and an increasingly complex global supply chain, retailers enjoyed robust growth in both sales and profits for the 2004 fiscal year, according to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's (DTT) "2006 Global Powers of Retailing," its ninth annual study.
The study, completed in conjunction with Stores magazine, covers the largest 250 global retailers. It was released January 17 at the 95th annual National Retail...
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