Connolly transformed Deloitte in UK – once the smallest of the Big Four accountants – after masterminding a merger with Arthur Andersen in 2002. Rivals predicted that Andersen, which collapsed because of its association with Enron, would be a bad fit with Deloitte. However, under Connolly’s stewardship, the two gradually merged and avoided mass defections.Movers and shakers The Times He has also insisted that the firm retains its consulting arm, the only big accountancy practice to do so, and plays a significant role in advising some of the firm’s biggest clients.
