Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (well known by its brand name Deloitte) is one of the Big Four auditors, a group of the largest international public accountancy firms, and the second largest professional services firm in the world after PricewaterhouseCoopers. At $16.4 billion USD, it earned the most revenue out of the Big Four in 2004.
| Deloitte's brand logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | London, United Kingdom (1845) |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
Key people | William G. Parrett, CEO Piet Hoogendoorn, Chairman |
| Products | Audit Tax Consulting Enterprise Risk Services Financial Advisory |
| Revenue |  $16.4 billion USD (2004) |
Number of employees | 115,000 (2004) |
| Website | www.deloitte.com |
It was previously known as Deloitte & Touche, which was formed by the merger of Touche Ross and Deloitte Haskins & Sells (outside of the UK) in 1990. In 1993, the international firm was renamed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the third name coming from the firm Tohmatsu & Co, which merged into Touche Ross in 1975. The names in the company title refer to William Welch Deloitte, George Touche, and Admiral Nobuzo Tohmatsu. The name "Deloitte" is the firm name in longest continuous usage in the accounting profession. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein, a membership organization under the Swiss Civil Code whereby each member firm is a separate and independent legal entity. Its global headquarters are located in Manhattan, New York City.
According to the firm's website, as of 2004, Deloitte had a total of 115,000 professionals at work in nearly 150 countries, delivering audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to more than one-half of the world's largest companies.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, Deloitte's U.S. firm, provides professional services through nearly 30,000 people in the U.S. Services are provided by its subsidiaries, including Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP, and recently, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP.
Deloitte recently implemented the Women's Initiative (WIN) which is intended to make Deloitte a firm where "high-performing" women can find careers that are both satisfying and that provide expanding advancement opportunities. Deloitte also claims to have the highest percentage of women directors, partners, and principals among the Big 4 accounting firms.
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Deloitte was named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by Fortune magazine and "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for 2004 by Working Mother magazine.