Nationality U.S. American Name William Parrett | Education St. Francis College | |
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Born June 4, 1945 (age 78) ( 1945-06-04 ) Occupation Founder of the US National Financial Services Industry Group and the Global Financial Services Industry Group of Deloitte,
CPA, management in finance Books The Sentinel CEO: Perspectives on Security, Risk, and Leadership in a Post-9/11 World Board member of UBS, The Blackstone Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific | ||
William G. Parrett is a senior level manager who has served public, private, governmental, and state-owned clients worldwide. In October 2008, Parrett was elected to the Board of Directors of UBS AG and, in November 2014, to the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG.
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Education
Parrett graduated with a Bachelor's degree (BBA) in accounting from St. Francis College, New York, in 1967. Subsequently, he acquired the title of certified public accountant. In April 2007, he was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by his Alma mater.
Career
Parrett was the chairman of the Board of the United States Council for International Business from April 2005 through March 2010. Prior to that, Parrett was the CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from 2003 until he retired from his position in 2007. In 1995, he was the founder of US Deloitte’s Global Financial Services Industry Group, serving on Deloitte’s Global Executive Committee between 1999 and 2007. In 1997, he also founded the Global Financial Services Industry Group, which he led as chairman.
In UBS, Parrett chairs the Audit Committee since 2009, has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee since 2012 and member of the Compensation Committee since 2015.
His previous positions include a board membership at the International Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the board of the United Way Worldwide and a trustee of the Catholic University of America. He has provided service to many of the Deloitte’s leading clients serving as an Advisory or Leadership Partner, among others to General Motors, Merrill Lynch & Co., Abbott Laboratories, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Royal Bank of Canada, BASF, Bridgestone Corp., The Charles Schwab Corp., Marsh & McLennan Companies and The Procter & Gamble Company.
Other activities and functions
As a member of the Board of Kodak, Blackstone Group, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, he is reported to own shares in all three, amounting approximately to US$ 4 million.