Deloitte announces significant investment in strategic markets: Additional US$750 million over next three years

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Deloitte announces significant investment in

strategic markets: Additional US$750 million

over next three years

PR Newswire

SHANGHAI, June 7, 2012

-- More than 50 percent

(US$400 million)

of investment plan targeted toward

Asian markets

-- Seventy-five percent

(US$550 million)

of investment plan aimed at hiring,

deploying, and developing talent

-- Total of

US$1.25 billion

investment in strategic markets between 2010-

2015

SHANGHAI

,

June 7, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- At its annual World Meetings, Deloitte

Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) announced today a commitment of

US$750

million

in investments in strategic markets over the next three years, a

continuation of the prior three-year strategic market investment program

(FY10-12), which totaled

US$500 million

.

This sizeable, multi-year investment

focuses on 11 strategic markets around the globe:

Africa

,

Brazil

,

China

,

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),

Germany

,

India

,

Japan

, Korea,

Middle East

,

Southeast Asia

, and

Turkey

.

The investment program aims to expand client service and industry capabilities

in select strategic markets, bolster the hiring and deployment of top talent, and

cultivate innovative new services and multidisciplinary offerings. It also supports

the Deloitte member firm network's "As One" global strategy, which enhances

the network's ability to seamlessly deliver world

-

class services across borders,

while leveraging the market

-

focused accountability of its member firm

structure.

"As the global business landscape continues to be redefined, Deloitte member

firms are focused on building the scale and breadth required to address clients'

most pressing needs and help them capitalize on emerging business

opportunities," said Barry Salzberg, Global CEO, DTTL. "A significant part of this

investment focuses on hiring, deploying, and developing the right talent to

deliver high-quality, seamless client service."

Investment breakdown

More than 50 percent of the investment (

US$400 million

) will be geared toward Asian

countries, namely

China

,

India

,

Japan

, Korea, and

Southeast Asia

.

More than

US$250 million

will go toward markets in

Europe

and the

Middle East

.

Seventy-five percent

(

US$550 million

)

of the total investment is earmarked for talent

hiring, deployment, and development.

The investment will bolster service offerings and delivery platforms in all four business

lines –

audit and enterprise risk services, tax, consulting, and financial advisory.

The three-year strategic market program announcement was made at DTTL's

World Meetings, the Deloitte organization's largest annual leadership summit

convening senior leaders from Deloitte member firms around the world. This

year's meeting location,

Shanghai

, reflects the critical role that the city and

China

both serve on the world economic stage, as well as within the global

Deloitte member firm network.

"Chinese companies are an increasingly significant part of the world's economic

growth engine, and the Deloitte network is committed to investing in its

capabilities in

China

and in the markets where these companies are

expanding," said Brian Derksen, Global Deputy CEO, DTTL. "The strategic

market program further underscores the network's commitment to developing

the capabilities needed to best serve clients anywhere in the world."

About Deloitte

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private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each

of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see

www.deloitte.com/about

for a detailed description of the legal structure of

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and its member firms.

Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public

and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected

network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-

class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they

need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte's

approximately 182,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard

of excellence.