EY US Chair Forges Ahead Post Split with Revamped Leadership

Ernst & Young’s US Chair Julie Boland has tapped two of the firm’s top leaders to streamline the firm’s operations as part of a leadership revamp rolled out this week.

John King, outgoing vice-chair for assurance, will serve as an adviser to Boland focused on in finding efficiencies across the 31-country Americas region and Deputy Managing Principal Steve Payne will focus on “simplification efforts,” among other projects, as they step down from their current roles. The firm has pledged to find millions in cost savings over the next year and has already shed 3,000 jobs in the wake of ...