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J. Michael Cook is former chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte and Touche LLP. He was elected to the board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company effective February 1 2005.
Cook joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1964 as a staff accountant where he was promoted to manager in 1970 and partner in 1974. In 1981 he was named managing partner of that company's Florida practice and in 1983 national managing partner. He became chairman and chief executive in 1986 and directed the merger in 1989 that resulted in the formation of Deloitte & Touche. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of that company until his retirement in 1999.
Cook is a member of the Advisory Council of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and is a trustee of the Scripps Research Institute. He serves on the boards of Comcast Corp. and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. He also has served on the boards of AT&T Corp. Fidelity Group of Mutual Funds HCA The Healthcare Co. Northrop Grumman Corp. and Rockwell International. He chairs the audit committees for Comcast and International Flavors & Fragrances. He is chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States.
Cook has written and spoken extensively on international accounting standards business globalization auditor independence corporate governance gender equality in the workplace tort and securities law reform and he has often testified before Congress on professional issues. He was a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Panel on Corporate Governance and was named the 62nd member of the Accounting Hall of Fame in 1999. He is past president of the Institute of Outstanding Directors. | 