Audit, Finance & Investment Committee (AFIC)

Purpose, Sustainability & Culture Committee (PSCC)

Risk & Ethics Committee (REC)

Stewardship Committee (SC)

Transformation Committee (TC)

Geopolitics Working Group (GWG)

CEO Nominating Committee (currently inactive)

Anna Marks

Deloitte Global Chair

Appointed: March, 2021

Global Board Committees: GWG

Resides: United Kingdom

Age and gender: 53, female

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Consumer; Various

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Global Chair
  

• Deloitte UK Ethnicity Council Sponsoring Chair
  

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte North South Europe Board and UK Board member

• Deloitte UK Vice Chair

• Deloitte North South Europe Audit & Assurance Clients & Industries Growth Lead

• Deloitte UK Audit & Assurance Executive member
  

External  appointments include:

• B20 International Advocacy Caucus
  

• World Economic Forum Community of Chairpersons (and Community of Chairpersons Advisory Council)
  

• Fellow and former Board Member of The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

• Global Signatory to the Valuable 500

Anna Marks is Chair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors.

She is renowned for her energetic leadership, dedication to driving sustainable growth and fostering positive societal impacts through collaboration, inclusion, and effective governance.

Since becoming Deloitte Global Chair in June 2023, Anna has driven a focused and strategic governance agenda, reinvigorating governance structures and the Global Board Committees, and leading the Deloitte Global Board to oversee the most significant matters that influence how Deloitte operates globally.

Purpose, inclusion, and impact is a deep-seated passion for Anna, originating from her first career working with families with children with learning disabilities before switching careers to work within professional services. Anna qualified as a Chartered Accountant, later becoming a fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Anna is also deeply passionate about promoting women’s equity – actively coaching and empowering women in leadership. She is currently Sponsoring Chair of the Deloitte UK Ethnicity Council.

Anna is a fellow and former board member of the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability in the UK.

Prior to becoming Deloitte Global Chair, Anna held leadership and executive roles including on the Deloitte Global Board, the Deloitte North South Europe Board, and the Deloitte UK Board. She chaired the Deloitte UK-Swiss Partnership Council and was a member of the Deloitte North South Europe Audit & Assurance Executive and Deloitte UK Audit & Assurance Executive. Anna also led the Deloitte UK CFO Programme, which focuses on developing the next generation of FTSE100 CFOs and providing insights and support for UK-listed corporate CFOs.

In her 20 years as a practicing audit partner, Anna led audit, due diligence, stock exchange and regulatory reporting programmes with some of Deloitte’s largest Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) corporate and international clients. Anna also led a range of corporate development activities including supporting growth; M&A and other transaction-related activities; organizational design; and the development and enhancement of governance and risk management processes.

Anna lives in Oxford (UK) with her husband, has two adult daughters and enjoys running and yoga as well as watching live sport.

Joe Ucuzoglu

Deloitte Global CEO

Appointed: December, 2022

Resides: United States

Age and gender: 47, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Various

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Global CEO

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Chief Executive Officer

• Deloitte US Audit & Assurance Chief Executive Officer

• Deloitte US National Managing Partner, Government, Regulatory, and Professional Matters
  

External appointments:

• Business Roundtable

• Board of Trustees, University of Southern California

• Board of the Yale School of Management’s Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management
  

• World Economic Forum's International Business Council

Joe Ucuzoglu is the Deloitte Global CEO, leading the largest professional services organization in the world. With more than 460,000 professionals and over $67 billion in revenue, Deloitte serves a broad cross-section of the largest corporations and governmental agencies around the world.

Joe remains actively engaged with many clients as well as a range of external stakeholders, working to ensure that we are consistently leveraging the full breadth of Deloitte to deliver impactful results for clients and communities. He frequently speaks on a broad range of current issues facing the business community.

Joe is a member of the Business Roundtable, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, and the Board of the Yale School of Management’s Program on Stakeholder Innovation. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California.

Joe received a BS in Accounting from the University of Southern California.

Dennis Chow

Deloitte Global Deputy Chair

Appointed: June, 2020

Global Board Committees: SC*, GWG

Resides: Hong Kong

Age and gender: 60, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Financial Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Global Deputy Chair
  

• Deloitte Asia Pacific Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte China Chair

• Deloitte China Southern Region Managing Partner

• Deloitte China Priority Accounts Managing Partner

• Global Chinese Services Group Chair

External appointments include:

• Chinese University of Hong Kong Treasurer and Council member
  

• Hong Kong Monetary Authority Committee member

• Hong Kong Tourism Committee member

• North Lantau Hospital Authority Governing Committee member

* Committee Chair

Dennis is the Deputy Chair of Deloitte Global and Chair of Deloitte Asia Pacific. With a career of 38 years at Deloitte, he has held various leadership roles. He was the Chair of Deloitte China, and immediately before that, a member of the Deloitte China executive management team responsible for Deloitte's offices across the Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou) and the lead client service partner for several blue-chip companies, overseeing all Deloitte’s services to these clients.

In addition, Dennis was Chair of Deloitte's Global Chinese Services Group, a network of 1,000+ professionals across more than 130 countries dedicated to serving Chinese clients overseas.

A father of two daughters, Dennis is a leading advocate of Deloitte’s culture of ALL IN. He actively supports the promotion of female talent to leadership positions and is deeply involved in inclusion initiatives including Deloitte's women mentorship program with HSBC and Walmart.

Lara Abrash

Deloitte US Chair

Appointed: June 2023

Global Board Committees: GWG, REC, SC

Resides: United States

Age and gender: 56, female

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Technology, Media and Telecommunications; Various

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Audit & Assurance CEO

• Deloitte US Audit & Assurance Deputy CEO

• Deloitte USA LLP Board of Directors member; Chair of Finance & Audit Committee
  

• Deloitte US National Managing Partner, Audit Innovation

External appointments include:

• Jackie Robinson Foundation Board member
  

• Center for Audit Quality Governing Board member

• Women's Forum of New York member

• NABA Executive Sponsor

Lara is the Chair of Deloitte US, leading the Board of Directors in governing all aspects of the US Firm, which consists of 180,000 professionals and revenue of over $30 billion. Lara is a member of Deloitte’s Global Board of Directors and Chair of the Deloitte Foundation. Lara stepped into this role after serving as the chief executive officer of the Deloitte US Audit & Assurance business for four years. During her tenure, she was instrumental in the launch of Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable (MADE), Deloitte’s $75 million commitment to fueling greater racial and ethnic diversity in the accounting profession.

Lara has served in a number of leadership roles during her career at Deloitte, while also maintaining significant client responsibilities for the firm’s largest and most complex clients. Lara’s leadership philosophy is anchored in our Connect for Impact strategy – focused on our clients, people, firm, and society. Lara frequently speaks on topics focused on advancing the profession including modern leadership traits, diversity, equity, and inclusion, the future of work, and tech disruption.

Lara is a licensed certified public accountant in New York and New Jersey and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and an MBA from Baruch College. In her free time, Lara enjoys traveling, watching sports, and playing softball as well as spending time with her husband, Gary; their two children; and their broader community of family and friends.

Mariella de Aurrecoechea

Deloitte S-LATAM chair

Appointed: June, 2024

Global Board Committees: AFIC, SC

Resides: Uruguay

Age and gender: 52, female

Business background: Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Financial Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte S-LATAM Chair 
  

• Deloitte S-LATAM Risk & Regulatory (Strategy, Risk and Transactions) Leader

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte S-LATAM Climate and Sustainability IMO Leader
  

• Deloitte S-LATAM Strategy & Innovation Officer

External appointments include:

• Board member of several NGOs related to education and sports

Mariella is Chair of the Deloitte S-LATAM Board of Directors. Prior to becoming Deloitte S-LATAM Chair, Mariella held a variety of senior leadership and executive roles at Deloitte including Strategy and Innovation Officer and Leader of Climate & Sustainability IMO. Primarily, Mariella is a Strategy, Risk and Transactions Partner, leading Risk & Regulatory Business Line of Deloitte S-LATAM.

Having spent 18 years as a practicing Audit and Risk Advisory partner, Mariella has significant experience across audit, internal control assessment, risk management, anti-money laundering services, internal audit and sustainability.

Mariella has participated in many organizations outside Deloitte, regarding entrepreneurship, female empowerment, sustainable development, education and sports.

Mariella is an Accountant, MBA Master of Business Administration, CIA Certified Internal Auditor, Certified on Anti-money Laundering.  Based in Montevideo, Uruguay, she has two daughters and has multifaceted interests like sports, building and decorating, and enjoying life with friends and family.

Bertrand Boisselier

Deloitte France Chair

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: AFIC*, PSCC, REC

Resides: France

Age and gender: 57, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Technology, Media and Telecommunications; Retail; Transportation

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte DCE Deputy Chair
  

• Deloitte France Chair

• Deloitte Francophone Africa Chair

• Deloitte France Foundation Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte France Executive member

• Deloitte University EMEA President of Lima Management

• Deloitte Global Operating Committee member

• Deloitte France Board member

* Committee Chair

Bertrand’s career has deliberately been relentlessly focused on client service in an international context essentially in Audit. His executive & operational experiences allow him to understand the challenges of international groups in challenging growing domains in Retail, Transportation and Technology. As Global Lead Client Service Partner, he serves large multinational Audit & Advisory clients.

Bertrand has been elected DCE Deputy Chair and Deloitte France and Francophone Africa Chair, starting June 2023.

Prior to these roles, he was a member of the Deloitte France Executive from 2010 to 2017 then of the Deloitte France Board from 2019 to 2023. Bertrand has had different roles at Deloitte Global, notably Global Audit Leadership team (2007-2010), Chair of Global COO Council (2015-2017) and Global Operating Committee member (2015-2019). Bertrand has 29 years experience with Deloitte and 7 years experience as Group Senior VP – Finance, IT and Purchasing of the Atos group (2000-2007).Bertrand is a French Chartered accountant & Statutory auditor and is a graduate of ESCEM Business School. Bertrand’s professional energy is fueled by a personal balance that he finds at home, with his family. He is married and has 3 sons. Bertrand is a football & rugby fan and is music addicted. He is deeply curious to discover other cultures and eager to explore uncommon destinations, having travelled to several astonishing and remote countries. Bertrand is passionate about history, and he is an avid reader of biographies of those who have made contemporary and recent history.

Amy Feirn

Deloitte US Managing Partner - Transformation Principal

Appointed: November, 2021

Global Board Committees: TC*

Resides: United States

Age and gender: 54, female

Business background: Technology & Transformation

Industry: Life Science & Health Care

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Managing Partner - Transformation
  

• Deloitte US Executive Leadership

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Managing Partner – Businesses and Global Services
  

• Deloitte US Consulting Deputy CEO

• Deloitte US Consulting Executive Committee

• Deloitte US National Managing Partner of Consulting's Strategy & Operations

* Committee Chair

Amy Feirn is the US Managing Principal for Transformation, driving Deloitte US’ most critical and complex transformation priorities to unlock growth for the organization and its professionals. Amy also serves on the Global DTTL Board of Directors.

Previously, Amy served as US Managing Principal for Businesses and Global Services (BGS), responsible for Deloitte US’ integrated growth across four businesses including investments, offerings, and transformation efforts. Prior to her BGS role, Amy served as the Deputy CEO for Deloitte Consulting, and was responsible for scaling and delivering world-class solutions to drive client impact.

She has spent her career advising clients in a number of industries including health care, consumer products, government, and financial services.

Amy has 25+ years of experience advising and teaming with clients in the health care industry to help identify and implement strategic, long-term solutions to difficult, multifaceted issues. She has provided professional services to integrated delivery systems, retail providers, academic medical centers, health systems, and medical groups as well as authored several pieces on improving patient health care experiences, increasing ambulatory throughput, and operating model design.

John Greig

Deloitte Australia Chair

Appointed: June, 2024

Global Board Committees: AFIC, REC

Resides: Australia

Age and gender: 61, male

Business background: Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Technology, Media and Telecommunications; Aviation

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Australia Chair

• Deloitte Asia Pacific Board member

• Lead client service partner (LCSP), Brisbane 2032 Olympic & Paralympics
  

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Australia Deputy Chair
  

• Deloitte Queensland Office, Managing Partner

John has over 40 years financial advisory experience with boards, executive management and other stakeholders of listed and large privately owned businesses. His skills and expertise centers around leadership in special situations where performance improvement, scenario planning and rapid operational transformation is required. John has a track record of helping his clients navigate challenging times of uncertainty and volatility by supporting them to make the right choices and stay focused on outcomes.

John commenced his career with Deloitte as an undergraduate and was invited to join the Deloitte Australia partnership in 1994. Over his 30 plus year career as a Deloitte Partner, John has held a number of leadership positions within the firm. These have included roles in overseeing CEO and Chair transitions as a member of the Deloitte Board, Queensland Market Leader, national Business Unit Executive member, Queensland Industry Leader, Lead Client Service and Advisory Partner on major accounts and most importantly as a high performing client service delivery partner.

John has served on the Deloitte Australia Board for over 11 years including on the audit, remuneration, partner admissions, succession and leadership development sub-committees. He has also acted as Chair of the Partnership Agreement Review sub-committee.

John holds qualifications as a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Governance Professional, Chartered Company Secretary, Registered Liquidator and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Vivian Jiang

Deloitte China Chair

Appointed: June, 2022

Global Board Committees: AFIC, PSCC, TC

Resides: China

Age and gender: 54, female

Business background: Tax & Legal

Industry: Consumer; Government and Public Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte China Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte China Deputy CEO

• Deloitte China Chief Transformation Office

• Deloitte Asia Pacific and Deloitte China Clients & Industries Lead

• Deloitte China Tax & Legal lead and Deloitte Global Tax & Legal Executive

External appointments include:

• China CPPCC National Committee member

• Expert advisor to various bodies in government and on the united front work

• Guest lecturer and mentor at many universities in China

Vivian is the Chair of Deloitte China. With a career of around 30 years at Deloitte, she is the lead partner for several strategic clients. Prior to her current role, Vivian was the Deputy CEO, in charge of the business transformation of the firm as an executive member, and held the roles of national leader of Deloitte China Tax & Business Advisory and leader of Deloitte Asia Pacific Clients & Industries.

Vivian specializes in investment strategies, business restructuring, cross-border transactions, and digital transformation. She is a frequent writer and public speaker on investment, finance, and tax among other major business topics for reputable publications and at influential forums. Vivian was voted as World Leading Tax Advisor, one of the World's Leading Women in Business Law, and Women in Tax Leader in consecutive years. She was recognized as Shanghai Outstanding Talents in the 1st awarding ceremony.

Vivian is devoted to drive Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. She is a frequent speaker at China and global forums on D&I topics, including Boao Forum for Asia and the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Vivian was selected as Fortune’s Most Impactful Business Women in China for 2021 and 2022. She was awarded the 2018 ATHENA International Leadership Award in China, recognizing her contribution to empower women leadership and devotion to advancing women’s careers.

Vivian is committed to talent cultivation. Over the years, she has contributed to the education of young talent as guest lecturer and mentors at many universities in China.

Vivian is also a member of the 13th & 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Klaus Löffler

Deloitte DCE Chair

Appointed: June, 2019

Global Board Committees: GWG*, SC, TC

Resides: Germany

Age and gender: 60, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance

Industry: Financial Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte DCE Chair

• Deloitte Germany Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Germany Audit and Assurance Executive

• Deloitte Germany Financial Services Industry Audit Leadership
  

* Committee Chair

Klaus Löffler is the Chair of Deloitte DCE, Chair of Deloitte Germany and Member of the Global Board since 2019. Before, he held various leadership roles in Audit and Assurance. Klaus is a partner in the Financial Services industry and serves in particular banks and investment companies in the public sector. He joined Deloitte in 1990.

Klaus holds a Master’s degree in business administration.

He is a German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer) and German Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater).

Klaus is a member of the Investment Technical Committee (Institute of Public Auditors in Germany).

Liesbeth Mol

Deloitte North South Europe Chair

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: PSCC*, REC, SC

Resides: Netherlands

Age and gender: 51, female

Business background: Tax & Legal

Industry: Private; Public

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte North South Europe Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte North South Europe Board member

• Deloitte Netherlands Executive member

• Deloitte North South Europe Ethics Leader

• Deloitte North South Europe Public Interest Consistency Committee Chair
  

* Committee Chair

Liesbeth chairs the Board of Deloitte North & South Europe (“NSE”), is a member of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors and chair of the Deloitte Global Purpose, Culture and Sustainability Committee. Liesbeth is also a member of the Nautilus Board, and an adviser to the Board of Deloitte Central Europe and Spain. Prior to her election as Deloitte NSE Chair, Liesbeth was a member of the Deloitte Executive Board in the Netherlands. Liesbeth has also previously been the NSE Ethics Leader and chaired the NSE Public Interest Consistency Committee. Before progressing to her Executive and Board roles, Liesbeth was a tax & legal partner.

Liesbeth is passionate about developing our purpose agenda and has a deep interest in leadership development. She currently provides input and active senior sponsorship for several leadership programs at Deloitte including Voyager, the program for NSEs most senior and high potential partners. Liesbeth is equally focused on developing diversity, and she participates in the Deloitte Women in Boards and Female Executive programs.

Liesbeth has a degree in Fiscal Economy from Tilburg University.

Liesbeth is married to Dirk, and lives in Zeeland in the South-West of the Netherlands. Liesbeth enjoys spending time on Vlieland, a small island off the coast of the Netherlands, walking her three dogs, horse riding and listening to classical music.

Scott Nicholass

Deloitte North South Europe Board

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: PSCC, TC

Resides: United Kingdom

Age and gender: 55, male

Business background: Technology & Transformation

Industry: Financial Services; Public Sector

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte North South Europe Board member

• Deloitte UK & North South Europe Engineering Leader

• Deloitte UK Public Sector - Bold Plays Leader
  

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Global Technology leader - Financial Services
  

• Deloitte UK Strategic Capability Leader – Public Sector

• Deloitte UK Growth Leader – Core Business Operations

• Lead client service partner (LCSP) - various

Scott is a Deloitte UK Partner, who focuses on Core Business Transformation through major programs. He specializes in shaping value-based deals in partnership with his clients to deliver their most challenging business outcomes.  Over the last 30 years Scott has held leadership positions within Industry and Professional Services across EMEA. His career started in Banking, where he developed his experience in business-led technology transformation through 10 years of significant market change, with disruptive technology and multiple mergers and acquisitions.  He joined IBM Business Consulting in 2000 where he further developed his commercial and professional services skills across EMEA Financial Services.  Scott joined Deloitte in 2005, championing major pursuits and business-led transformation by employing the full breadth of Deloitte’s global capabilities.

After 15 years in Deloitte Financial Services, Scott moved from Global FSI Technology Leader to the UK Government & Public Services Executive to shape and drive the strategic capability. He leads UK Cloud Transformation and UK & NSE Engineering. Key to this ambition is to integrate Deloitte’s capabilities across EMEA, using Deloitte’s Global Delivery Network, and to focus on fewer, more iconic deals. Scott enjoys an uncomplicated life outside of work, living in a rural part of the UK where he and his family are very much part of the local community. He has been married to Susan for 25 years and they have two grown up children. They enjoy outdoor pursuits, and practice and own a Yoga studio.

Irfan Saif

Deloitte US Chief Information Officer

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: PSCC, REC

Resides: United States

Age and gender: 51, male

Business background: Technology & Transformation

Industry: Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Chief Information Officer

• Deloitte US Board member
  

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Risk and Financial Advisory Chief Strategy Officer

• Deloitte US Risk and Financial Advisory Executive Committee member

• Deloitte US Board Risk and Regulatory Committee Chair

• Deloitte US Artificial Intelligence Strategic Growth Offering Leader

Irfan serves as Deloitte’s US Chief Information Officer.  In his nearly 30-year career in professional services, Irfan has focused on the strategy and implementation of transformational technology and cyber solutions for many leading global enterprises. He principally serves large, multi-national clients in the technology sector and has also worked with leading brands in media, financial services, and retail.

Irfan serves on the Deloitte US Firms’ Board of Directors and previously chaired its Risk and Regulatory Committee.  He is a frequent author, speaker, and board adviser on cyber risk and various emerging and disruptive technologies, most recently focusing heavily on the governance of these key domains.

Irfan is passionate about serving the community.  He has been involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for many years, served on its Greater Bay Area chapter board, and continues to be active as an advisor and contributor.  He and his wife live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoy travel, food and wine, and watching a variety of sports.

Duncan Sinclair

Deloitte Canada and Chile Chair

Appointed: June, 2018

Global Board Committees: REC*, SC

Resides: Canada

Age and gender: 57, male

Business background: Audit & Assurance; Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Government and Public Services

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Canada and Chile Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Canada Vice Chair

• Inaugural Dean of Deloitte University North (Canada)

• Deloitte Canada Regional Managing Partner

• Deloitte Canada Board member

External appointments include:

• Member of the boards of the True Patriot Love Foundation and the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025

• Chair of the Governance Committee and board member of the Audit Committee of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

• Member of the Selection Board for The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons’ A Seat at the Table program

• Queen's University Smith School of Business Advisory Board member
  

* Committee Chair

Duncan is the elected Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile.

Prior to his election as Chair, Duncan was a Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, focused on advising major institutional investor clients, global private family businesses, and regional governments.

For more than 35 years, Duncan has served clients across the globe in the mining, telecommunication, consumer business, manufacturing, real estate and construction sectors, as well as national and regional governments. In addition to his client responsibilities, Duncan has been Director of Audit, Managing Partner of the firm’s Edmonton office and the Regional Managing Partner of British Columbia.

In recognition of his exceptional service to the profession, Duncan has been named a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (FCPA).

Deeply committed to public policy, Duncan established Deloitte’s Future of Canada Centre, which is responsible for the firm’s thought leadership and public policy positions, including Deloitte’s ambitious Canada 175 eminence program, a series of perspectives which outline what it will take for Canada to be the best country to live and work.

As the inaugural Dean of Deloitte University North, Duncan was responsible for leadership development at Deloitte Canada and Chile. Passionate about growing and developing those around him, Duncan believes leadership means rolling up your sleeves and getting to work on shared challenges. Of particular pride is the number of leaders Duncan has mentored to grow into incredible partners at the firm.

Duncan is dedicated to excellence in board governance across private, public and not-for-profit organizations and advises extensively on governance modernization and strategic oversight.

Duncan is the host of Courage Incorporated, a podcast in collaboration with The Walrus Lab. On Courage Inc., Duncan speaks to leaders across Canada tasked with directing the future of their organizations and, in turn, the courage of our nation. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Nikolaas Tahon

Deloitte Belgium Chair

Appointed: June, 2023

Global Board Committees: AFIC, GWG

Resides: Belgium

Age and gender: 57, 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
  

External appointments include: 

• Founding member of King Baudouin Fund – region East of Flanders with focus on CRS projects in ‘people & environment’

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

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 practicing 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 was the founder of the Best Managed Companies and Technology Fast 50 programs in Belgium, has previously led the End-to-End M&A MDM platform and is leading the BE Boardroom and Chair of the Future programs.

Nikolaas graduated with a degree of Master Applied Economic Sciences (1989) and Doctoral Program 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.

Trevear Thomas

Deloitte US Strategic Growth Offerings Leader

Appointed: November, 2020

Global Board Committees: AFIC, TC

Resides: United States

Age and gender: 52, male

Business background: Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Various

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Strategic Growth Offerings Leader

• Deloitte US Management Committee
  

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte US Board member

• Deloitte US M&A and Restructuring Services National Managing Principal

• Deloitte US Consulting Management Committee

• Deloitte US Consulting M&A and Restructuring Offering Portfolio Leader

External appointments include:

• Executive Leadership Council member

Trevear has more than 25 years of industry and consulting experience where he serves as an executive advisor to senior client executive teams and boards of directors for some of our largest accounts.  He is currently the Deloitte US Strategic Growth Offerings (SGO) leader, where he works across businesses to enable the go-to-market, investment and integration of our SGO (AI, Sustainability, M&A, Finance Transformation) and Operate services.  Moreover, he sits on the Deloitte US Management Committee that drives the US Firm’s key decisions.

Trevear is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), to which he brings his knowledge of and experience with the latest emerging governance issues and trends impacting M&A, financial performance, disrupting business models, and the changing competitive landscape. He has also shared his deep expertise and knowledge in various publications and speaking opportunities at industry conferences throughout his career.

Trevear previously served as a member of the Deloitte US Board of Directors where he provided oversight of the US Firm and sat on the Finance and Audit Committee.  He also served as the Deloitte US National Managing Principal for Merger, Acquisition and Restructuring Services, where he set the firm’s view on the national strategy and execution for the business.

Trevear earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and holds a BS in computer science from Clark Atlanta University.

Junko Watanabe

Deloitte Asia Pacific Deputy Chair

Appointed: June, 2022

Global Board Committees: REC, TC

Resides: Japan

Age and gender: 62, female

Business background: Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Industry: Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Current Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Asia Pacific Deputy Chair

• Deloitte Japan Board Observer

• Deloitte Asia Pacific Board Transformation Committee Chair

Previous Deloitte appointments:

• Deloitte Global Nomination Committee Co-Chair

• Deloitte Asia Pacific and Deloitte Japan, Compensation Committee Chair

• Deloitte Asia Pacific Board Transformation Committee Chair

• Deloitte Japan Board member & Audit Committee Chair
  

External appointments include:

• Advisory council member for certain Japanese financial institutions

Junko Watanabe serves as the Deputy Chair of Deloitte Asia Pacific and chairs the Partners Committee. Her tenure at Deloitte includes serving two terms as a board member of Deloitte Japan, where she now acts as an observer. She played a critical role as co-chair of the global nomination committee that selected the current global CEO. Throughout her career at Deloitte, Junko has held several leadership roles, including chair of both the audit and compensation committees in Deloitte Japan, and chair of compensation and board transformation committees for the Deloitte Asia Pacific Board.

In her current role, Junko is the global lead client service partner for Sony Corporation.

Junko began her career at Price Waterhouse, where she audited multinational companies like Sony, Nomura Securities, and IBM Japan. After a strategic planning role at a food manufacturing company, she joined Deloitte in 2001. Her expertise spans accounting, auditing, mergers and acquisitions, and advisory services, including IPOs and IFRS projects.

She also contributes to leadership development as co-dean of several Deloitte Global/Asia Pacific programs and engages in panel discussions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).　Junko holds a US CPA certification and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with additional work experience in New York.

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