Catherine Engelbert has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte & Touche, a subsidiary of Deloitte, to lead its audit practice. Engelbert succeeds Gregory Weaver, who will retire in the fall after a 41-year career with Deloitte. 

With almost 28 years of experience at Deloitte, including 16 years as a partner, Engelbert has held partner roles serving several of the world's leading life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, and advises multinational companies on financial instrument accounting matters. She is currently a member of the Deloitte LLP Board of Directors and serves on the board's Strategic Investment and Finance & Audit Committees, and previously served on the Risk and Regulatory & Government Relations Committees.

Engelbert holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lehigh University. She is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, the Accounting Advisory Board for Lehigh University, and is a board executive member for a not for profit organization.

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