Deloitte has appointed 55 partners, principals and directors in the Middle East and the network's global chairman Steve Almond has identified the region as a key strategic market.
The 55 staff were appointed during Deloitte Middle East's annual partners meeting which took place earlier this month in Dubai. Speaking at the meeting, Deloitte chairman and chief executive in the Middle East Omar Fahoum said: "In the Middle East, in fiscal year 2013, we hired over 550 professionals, a large proportion of whom are Arab nationals, young men and women, from all countries in the region."
"We also admitted and promoted over 55 partners, directors and principals with high level of technical and advisory expertise to serve and advise our clients in the region in meeting their strategies," he added.
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