# Prof. April Klein on Cathy Engelbert's appointment as CEO of Deloitte US

1 Faculty News March 6, 2015 ![Global Finance logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_033477.jpg?itok=PxtFpGv3)>

Excerpt from [Global Finance](https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/march-2015/big-4-accounting-firm-appoints-1st-us-female-ceo) -- "'It is a critical step,' says [April Klein](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/april-klein), professor of accounting at New York University Stern School of Business. 'Accounting firms are trying to be more family-friendly and are attracting more women to their ranks, so having a woman in the top spot is very important.'"

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