David Cruickshank, Chair of the Trustees
Deloitte is a business advisory firm, operating principally in
the financial sector. Among other services, it offers auditing and
consultancy support to a wide range of organisations.
Chairman of the UK Board of Partners
Deloitte LLP
David is
the Chairman of Deloitte in the UK, having been elected to this
role in 2007. Prior to that, he led the firm's tax practice
for eight years. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in
the firms Edinburgh office in 1982 and then moved to London where
he became a partner in 1988.
He has
specialised throughout his career in advising multinational
corporates. He has also been a global board member of
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd, the Deloitte global organisation
since 2007.
David has
taken a leading role on Corporate Responsibility in Deloitte and
chairs our Board Sub Committee with oversight over all of our CR
activities. He became co-chair of the Education and Employers
Taskforce Trustees in December 2010. Additionally, he is on
the Council of Heart of the City and leads the Business Advisory
group of Community Links.