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Nikolaas Tahon

Deloitte Belgium Chair

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: AFIC

Resides: Belgium

Age and gender: 58, male

Business background: Tax & Legal

Industry: Private

Current Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte Belgium Chair
  • Deloitte North South Europe Board member

Previous Deloitte appointments:

  • Deloitte Belgium Accountancy Managing Partner
  • Deloitte Belgium Private Managing Partner
  • Deloitte Private North South Europe and Global Executive member
  • Founder of Best Managed Companies and Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Belgium

Nikolaas has been the Chair of the Belgian Partnership Council and Deloitte Belgium since FY21, and member of the Deloitte North South Europe Board and Global Board since 23 June.

Prior to this, he was part of the BE Executive (FY13-16 and FY17-FY20), BE Accountancy (Integrated Services) Managing Partner (FY13-16 and FY17-FY20), and BE Private Managing Partner (FY17-FY20), as well as member of the NSE and Global Private Executive (FY17-FY20).

With 30 years of experience as a practising accountancy partner, Nikolaas is also engagement partner for several Diamond Private clients in Belgium, focusing on financial and operational reporting and planning, financial performance analysis, strategic decision-making, and outlining the continuity of management and shareholding for family-owned and PE-backed companies.

Nikolaas has previously led the End-to-End M&A MDM platform and is leading the BE Boardroom and Chair of the Future programmes.

Nikolaas graduated with a Master of Applied Economic Sciences degree (1989) and a doctorate in Applied Economic Sciences (1991) and is a certified Tax Accountant ITAA as of 2000.

Nikolaas lives in Wetteren (Belgium), is married, enjoys playing golf, running and travelling, and is passionate about (geo-)political history, modern art and ornithology.