Cindy Hook

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Cindy Hook
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Born1964 (age 58–59)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater Miami University
Employer Deloitte
Board member ofGreat Barrier Reef Foundation

Cindy Hook is an American-Australian business executive. She is the chief executive of the organising committee for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. She was the chief executive officer of Deloitte Asia Pacific from September 1, 2018, to May 31, 2022. She was the chief executive officer for Deloitte Australia from 2015 to 2018. [1] [2] Hook was the first female CEO of an Australian big four professional services firm. [3] [4] In 2018, she was named in Australian Financial Review's annual Power issue as one of the top five most powerful people in consulting. [5]

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Early life and education

Hook grew up in California, USA and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Miami University. [2]

Career

After graduating from Miami University, Hook began her career at Deloitte in San Francisco. She joined the firm as an auditor in 1986 and was made a partner in 1998. [6]

In 2009, Hook moved to Australia and soon after was appointed the Managing Partner for Deloitte Australia's Assurance and Advisory practice. In 2013, under Hook's leadership, the Deloitte Australia Assurance and Advisory practice won both Accounting Firm of the Year and Audit Firm of the Year in the Australian Financial Review CFO awards – the first time a firm had taken out both awards in the same year. [7]

In February 2015, she was appointed chief executive officer for Deloitte Australia, succeeding the previous CEO Giam Swiegers, With the appointment, she became the first female CEO of an Australian Big Four professional services firm. [3] [4] During her tenure as Deloitte Australia CEO, she led the firm to four consecutive, record years of 15% annual revenue growth. [8] [9] [10]

In September 2018, Hook was elected as the first Deloitte Asia Pacific CEO for a term of four years. In this role Hook oversaw 65,000 professionals and the firm's operations in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. [9] In October 2021, she announced that she would not run for a second term in the Singapore-based CEO's role when her current term ended May 2022. She stated in an email to other partners that the decision was “not an easy one” but was made for personal and professional reasons. [11]

On 13 December 2022, Hook was appointed as chief executive of the organising committee for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games set to take place in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [12]

Activism

Hook is an advocate for diversity, inclusion and well-being. During her time as Deloitte Australia CEO, Hook introduced a Return to Work program to support people that had taken career breaks to transition back to work. She also introduced paid parental leave for fathers and took major steps to enable the advancement of women and ensure pay equality. [6] Hook was named Pride in Diversity CEO of the Year in 2017 [13] for her efforts in creating an inclusive atmosphere at Deloitte and championing the LGBTI community through initiatives such as the Outstanding 50 LGBTI leaders list. [14] [15] In 2016 she was named an Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards Finalist. [16]

Other roles

Hook is a member of the board of directors for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, [17] a special advisor to the Male Champions of Change [18] and a member of Chief Executive Women. [19]

Personal life

Hook is an avid fan of Bruce Springsteen and enjoys travel and the outdoors. [1] She is married with two sons. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Cindy Hook". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cindy Hook appointed new CEO of Deloitte Australia". consultancy.com.au. February 16, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Deloitte Australia appoints Cindy Hook as CEO". Financial Review . December 12, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "John Lydon tops Australia's 5 most influential consultants in 2018". Financial Review . October 2, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Deloitte's Cindy Hook: From reluctant to proud female leader". Financial Review . October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Deloitte Australia CEO Cindy Hook on leading in diversity". ACUITY. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Deloitte creates Asia Pacific firm | Accountancy Daily". www.accountancydaily.co. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Deloitte's record year as a new era begins | Deloitte Australia | Media release". Deloitte Australia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Deloitte earnings surge 15pc". Financial Review . June 28, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ Edmund Tadros (October 29, 2021). "Deloitte's Cindy Hook to step down from Asia Pacific role". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Former Deloitte executive named CEO of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games". ABC News. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Deloitte CEO wins top LGBTI inclusion award | Deloitte Australia | Media release, Diversity, LGBTI, Recognition, Equality". Deloitte Australia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "How Australia's first LGBTI business leaders list was born". Financial Review . November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Outstanding 50 LGBTI Leaders 2018" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Explore the full list of this year's Women of Influence". Financial Review . October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Cindy Hook". Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Male Champions of Change | Deloitte Australia | About us". Deloitte Australia. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Cindy Hook". Chief Executive Women. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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