Leyla Yildirim has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer at PwC in the Channel Islands

19 December, 2017

PwC has further strengthened its leadership team with the pivotal appointment of a Chief Strategy Officer in the Channel Islands

Leyla Yildirim will play a crucial role in developing and ensuring execution of PwC’s strategy to realise the firm’s exciting growth ambitions, as well as connecting with our clients on their growth agenda.

Leyla has held multiple roles within the wider PwC network over the past 18 years, most recently as Director of People Management for PwC's Financial Services global network of over 40,000 partners and staff. During this time, she led the development of the award winning PwC Financial Services Future Leaders Programme for key talent, and an international mobility strategy to ensure the firm has the right people in the right places to grow the business. Leyla has also spearheaded new ideas for improving diversity and inclusion in the network and across the Financial Services industry.

Leyla is creator and co-author of some momentous pieces of thought leadership at PwC, including the World of Work to 2020, Mobility 2020, Managing Millennials and Managing Tomorrow's People – ten years on, her millennial research is still regarded as the definitive study on this generation.

"We’re extremely fortunate to have Leyla join our team as she takes on this new role as Chief Strategy Officer, an appointment which reflects our absolute commitment to having the best team of specialists available to help our clients be successful, stay ahead and add value to their businesses. The scope of Leyla’s international work and experience gained from multiple roles within the wider PwC network, coupled with her unique set of skills and insight into bringing strategy to life, have already proven instrumental in driving high levels of engagement throughout our CI firm and we’re really excited about the opportunities ahead with Leyla on board."

Simon Perry, Senior Partner

Contact us

Guernsey office

Guernsey, PwC Channel Islands

Tel: +44 1481 752000

Jersey office

Jersey, PwC Channel Islands

Tel: +44 1534 838200

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