Deloitte Ireland Governance
Deloitte Ireland LLP is an affiliate of Deloitte NSE LLP. Deloitte NSE is led by one NSE Executive and one NSE Board.
Deloitte Ireland has its own established governance structure comprised of five main elements:
- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- The Geography Executive Oversight Body (GEOB)
- The Geography Executive Leadership Team (GELT)
- The Public Interest Oversight Committee
- The Partnership Council under the leadership of the Chairperson of the Firm
The CEO is a member of the NSE Executive Board and the Chairperson, is a member of the NSE Board.
The Chairperson is elected by the partners for a four year term after which they may be re-elected for a further term of four years. The Chairperson shall not serve more than two terms and the roles of Chairperson and CEO may not be concurrently held by any one partner. Our Chairperson as of 1 June 2023 is Lorraine Griffin. The Chairperson presides at meetings of the Firm and shall act impartially in the conduct of the business of those meetings. The Chairperson has a second or casting vote at such meetings where there is an equality of votes. The Chairperson is a member of the Deloitte NSE Board.
The CEO is elected by the Partners for a four year term after which they may be re-elected for a further term of four years. The CEO shall not serve more than two terms. The CEO as at 1 June 2023 is Harry Goddard, who has served in this role since 1 June 2019. He is responsible to the partners and the Partnership Council for management and operation of all aspects of the business of the Firm within the policy and planning framework determined by the partners. He also is a member of the Deloitte NSE Executive.
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The Partnership Council
The Partnership Council has a supervisory role on behalf of the partners and is responsible for:
- ensuring equity and fairness between partners
- ensuring partner alignment with NSE principles
- conducting soundings to identify candidates for CEO, Chair and membership of the Partnership Council
- ensuring fairness in implementation of NSE policies and strategies by the CEO
- making recommendations to the firm on specific matters reserved for partner approval as set out in the partnership agreement.
As at 1 September 2023 the Partnership Council consists of seven members including the Chairperson and six elected partners.
The Geography Executive Oversight Body
On 1 June 2023, Deloitte Ireland established a new body, the Geography Executive Oversight Body (GEOB). The GEOB has ultimate responsibility for the Firm’s governance and is the ultimate decision-making management body for the Firm. The standing members of the GEOB are:
The Geography Executive Leadership Team
The Geography Executive Leadership Team (GELT) reports to the GEOB and is delegated by the GEOB with responsibility for, and authority over, and supervision of, the management of the Firm including the shaping and delivery of strategic plans for the Firm. The GELTis responsible for the implementation of the partnership policies to achieve these plans.
The GELT of the Firm consists of the CEO and ten members appointed by the CEO. The members of the GELT as at 1 June 2023 were:
- Harry Goddard, CEO
- Michael Hartwell (Audit & Assurance)
- Cormac Hughes (Consulting)
- Anya Cummins (Financial Advisory)
- David Kinsella (Risk Advisory)
- Daryl Hanberry (Tax)
- Peter Glynn (Growth, Clients & Markets)
- Yvonne Byrne (Strategy & Innovation)
- Brian O’Callaghan (Quality, Risk & Security)
- Martin Reilly (Chief Operations Officer)
- Sinead Gogan (People and Purpose)
The Public Interest Oversight Committee (the "Committee")
The Public Interest Oversight Committee was established in 2013 in accordance with the principles set out in the Irish Audit Firm Governance Code, published by the Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) in June 2012. The Committee comprises three independent non-executive members (INEs), together with the CEO and the Head of Audit and Assurance. Appointments of INEs to the Committee are for a four-year term, with eligibility for reappointment for a second term. The Committee meets periodically during the year. The Committee shall appoint a Secretary each year, who shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Committee. The Head of Quality, Risk & Security currently acts as Secretary.
The current INEs are:-
Questions arising at any meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority vote with only the INEs being entitled to vote.
The Committee serves, and seeks to safeguard, the public interest by enhancing stakeholder confidence in the public interest aspects of the Firm’s decision making, initiating and encouraging dialogue and feedback from relevant stakeholders relating to the Firm’s audit and assurance (including risk advisory) services, and advising the Deloitte Ireland Executive on the management of reputational risks relating to the Firm’s audit and assurance services.
In discharging its functions, the Committee shall have particular regard to the Audit Firm Governance Code. A report from the PIOC is included in the firm's annual Transparency Report.
The firm provides resources sufficient to enable each INE to perform their duties which include where considered appropriate, access to independent professional advice.
Deloitte Ireland 2023 Transparency report
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