Deloitte announces the launch of an EMEA firm

• Deloitte EMEA will unlock significant market opportunity across leading local partnerships;
• Over €1.5bn in incremental investment planned, including in areas such as GenAI, to respond at pace to technological disruption and client demand.

Deloitte announced today the planned launch of an EMEA firm, effective 1 June 2026.

Deloitte EMEA will strengthen collaboration across borders at greater pace and scale among 16 participating firms within the Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) region, each of which remains responsible for the services it provides within its own market. The participating firms operate in more than 80 countries, led by 6,000 partners and employing 132,000 professionals, with reported revenues of €20 billion.

Today’s announcement follows a successful partner vote. The primary purpose of this change is to serve the EMEA market at even greater scale through strategic alignment across participating firms.

Deloitte EMEA will accelerate shared priorities through regional investment in innovation, technology platforms, and talent development. Over the next four years, Deloitte EMEA expects to deploy more than €1.5 billion of incremental investment in areas including generative AI (GenAI), sovereign cloud capability, sector-specific solutions, and technologies designed to support clients navigating rapidly changing markets.

Deloitte EMEA will be led by Richard Houston, currently CEO of Deloitte North and South Europe and Deloitte UK, who will serve as CEO. Volker Krug, CEO of Deloitte Germany, will serve as Deputy CEO. The current CEO of Deloitte Central Europe, Sami Rahal, will serve as Chair and Liesbeth Mol, current Chair of Deloitte North and South Europe, will serve as Deputy Chair.

Richard Houston stated: “Deloitte EMEA uniquely strengthens our ability to invest at scale across borders to accelerate innovation in areas that matter most to our clients. It builds on our market-leading local partnerships while supporting collaboration at a regional level.”

Volker Krug added: “Greater alignment within the EMEA region enables us to scale our capabilities, share expertise efficiently, and deliver even more value for our clients, our people and the markets we serve.”

Joe Ucuzoglu, Deloitte Global CEO, added: “Today marks a historic moment for Deloitte. The EMEA region forms a critical component of the global economy – home to many of the world’s most influential companies, and a key market for multinationals headquartered around the globe. Our clients expect leading expertise wherever it is based, alongside seamless cross-border and technology-enabled delivery at speed. The creation of Deloitte EMEA will enhance our ability to deliver the very best capabilities to the world’s leading companies.” 

The establishment of Deloitte EMEA builds on several years of deepening collaboration across the region, including joint regional investment initiatives in areas such as banking transformation, energy transition and M&A capabilities.

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