Big Four firm EY has announced the appointment of Dilek Çilingir as its new global forensic and integrity services leader. She will oversee a team of more than 5,000 experts in the practice.
EY’s forensic and integrity services team consists of 5,500 highly experienced forensic, law enforcement, compliance, regulatory and technology professionals. The global practice helps clients and their legal counsel respond to high-stakes situations, including fraud, regulatory breaches, cyber-attacks, investigations, business disputes and other crises. The team also works with organisations to put integrity at the heart of their compliance programs, so they are better equipped to manage ethical and reputational risks.
Dilek Çilingir brings brings client service experience from a 30-year international career that has so far spanned leadership roles in forensics, assurance and consulting. She has been promoted from serving as EY global talent leader for assurance over the past four years. Before this, she was with EY’s assurance services in Turkey, where she spent nine years and established a forensics practice there and in nine other countries. Prior to joining the EY organisation, she also spent eight years with Deloitte based in the US, where she led a varied portfolio of Fortune 500 client engagements and a diverse global team.
Marie-Laure Delarue, EY’s global vice chair for assurance, commented, “Dilek has a fantastic track record built up during a career over three decades and across several countries and business areas. Her strong credentials in forensics and her natural ability to forge connections and to lead and inspire global teams, mean that she’s extremely well placed to take EY Forensics to the next stage of its growth.”
Taking the role immediately, Çilingir will guide the EY Forensics business as it continues to grow and as it expands. This includes playing a key role in driving audit quality in the business. She takes over from Andrew Gordon, who retired as the practice’s leader in June.
Çilingir added, “EY Forensics is where I began my time as an EY leader, and it feels like home. It’s a business that’s gone from strength to strength, and with integrity and ethics under the intense global spotlight, the opportunity for further growth is clear. I am very proud to be able to return to serve as its leader and I look forward to working with EY teams in support of clients across the globe.”