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How a small-town boy became Deloitte's top boss
Last updated on: February 20, 2015 10:50 IST
Renjen recalls he "landed in the United States with a scholarship, two pairs of jeans, and couple of hundred dollars in the pocket"
In the late 1980s, Punit Renjen, then in his early twenties, had to go through 15 rounds of interviews before he was offered a $37,000-a-year job at Deloitte, the consulting and auditing company.
Twenty-eight years later, on June 1 this year Renjen, 53, will take charge as the global CEO of the Deloitte network of 47 member firms, operating in 150 countries, with a head count of 210,000 employees worldwide.
"It is harder to get into Deloitte than into the University of Pennsylvania," Renjen is reported to have said in an interview in 2012. That is why he does not hesitate in talking about his efforts over the years that has helped him reach the helm at Deloitte.
"I have put in more than 10,000 hours perfecting my craft. And I am good at it," Renjen said in an internal company video while addressing a group of Deloitte employees in Australia.
"I am good in M&A (mergers and acquisitions) - I don't say that with arrogance, but because I have put 25 years in the craft," he goes on to add.
Over the years Renjen has held several leadership positions within the firm, including that of chairman and chief executive of Deloitte Consulting, its consulting arm. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Deloitte Global, and as chairman of the board of directors of Deloitte Foundation.
Under his stewardship, the US operations of Deloitte nearly doubled its business even during the recession years. "There are absolutely no shortcuts - you have to put in your time," Renjen tells the audience.
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Last updated on: February 20, 2015 10:50 IST
Renjen recalls he "landed in the United States with a scholarship, two pairs of jeans, and couple of hundred dollars in the pocket"
In the late 1980s, Punit Renjen, then in his early twenties, had to go through 15 rounds of interviews before he was offered a $37,000-a-year job at Deloitte, the consulting and auditing company.
Twenty-eight years later, on June 1 this year Renjen, 53, will take charge as the global CEO of the Deloitte network of 47 member firms, operating in 150 countries, with a head count of 210,000 employees worldwide.
"It is harder to get into Deloitte than into the University of Pennsylvania," Renjen is reported to have said in an interview in 2012. That is why he does not hesitate in talking about his efforts over the years that has helped him reach the helm at Deloitte.
"I have put in more than 10,000 hours perfecting my craft. And I am good at it," Renjen said in an internal company video while addressing a group of Deloitte employees in Australia.
"I am good in M&A (mergers and acquisitions) - I don't say that with arrogance, but because I have put 25 years in the craft," he goes on to add.
Over the years Renjen has held several leadership positions within the firm, including that of chairman and chief executive of Deloitte Consulting, its consulting arm. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Deloitte Global, and as chairman of the board of directors of Deloitte Foundation.
Under his stewardship, the US operations of Deloitte nearly doubled its business even during the recession years. "There are absolutely no shortcuts - you have to put in your time," Renjen tells the audience.
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How a small-town boy became Deloitte's top boss - Rediff.com Business
