Deloitte rises to top position

With aggregate member firm revenues of US$26.6 billion at the end of May and a workforce of approximately 170,000 people worldwide, management consultant firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) has risen to the top position in the market for private professional services, and will be investing US$1 billion in strategic investments to continue its growth over the next five years.

"When Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Touche Ross & Co merged in 1989 to form our modern organisation, we were the smallest of what was then the Big Eight. Over the years, our goal was never to be the largest - we have always aimed to be the best, to be the standard of excellence," said Jim Quigley, DTTL global chief executive officer, in a press release.

"Deloitte professionals have pursued that goal by consistently delivering high-quality, world-class client service and demonstrating a strong focus on responsible business practices. Their commitment and dedication to living our values-based culture have transformed Deloitte into the world's number one private professional services organisation, a defining moment in our history," he said.

1949 establishment

Deloitte is the brand under which tens of thousands of professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of DTTL, a UK private limited company, of which Jamaica is part.

Deloitte Jamaica established its practice in 1949 as a chartered accounting firm and started its management consulting practice in 1977, which is part of the Deloitte's Caribbean/Bermuda Cluster. Other countries in the cluster also include member firms in The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Trinidad. Together, they comprise more than 800 professionals in 11 office locations and more than 40 partners.