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12 Feb 2026  | New York, NY, United States

EY announces Joe Link as Americas Vice Chair – Assurance

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Joe Link, EY Americas Assurance Financial Services Leader, succeeds Dante D’Egidio as of April 1, 2026

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announces that Joe Link, EY Americas Assurance Financial Services Leader, has been appointed the new EY Americas Vice Chair – Assurance, succeeding Dante D’Egidio, EY Americas and US Managing Partner and CEO-elect, effective April 1, 2026.

With nearly three decades of experience in the global financial services marketplace, Link is recognized as a strategic executive and innovative leader, previously holding direct oversight for the financial performance and growth of the EY Americas Assurance Financial Services practice. He has provided assurance and advisory services to Fortune 500 public companies and supported organizations through IPO-readiness efforts. He also brings extensive governance experience, having advised boards, audit committees and senior management on complex business issues.

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“Joe’s unwavering commitment to audit quality, innovation and developing our people, combined with his strategic perspective and decisive leadership, positions him well to lead the EY Americas Assurance practice into the future,” says Dante D’Egidio, EY Americas and US Managing Partner and CEO-elect. “I am confident he will accelerate our transformation, strengthen our culture and continue to build trust through the work we deliver every day.”

As EY Americas Vice Chair – Assurance, Link will lead a practice of almost 30,000 professionals and play a pivotal role in shaping the EY Americas Assurance strategy. In this position, he will champion exceptional client service and deepen the connection between all EY industry and service line offerings, delivering high-quality insights that help clients navigate today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. He will continue to build on the transformation and growth of the practice by prioritizing audit quality, accelerating AI and technology capabilities, fostering a strong culture of teaming across advisory and audit practices and developing the next generation of EY leaders.

“I am honored to step into this role and lead the Assurance practice at a time when trust, transparency and technological transformation are reshaping expectations for our profession,” says Link, EY Americas Vice Chair – Assurance-elect. “I look forward to working with our talented teams to continue delivering audit quality, advancing innovation through the thoughtful adoption of AI and technology and supporting confidence in the capital markets and the clients we serve.”

Link will join the US Management Committee, the EY Global Practice Group and Global Assurance Executive Committee. He will also engage with the profession and the Center for Audit Quality.

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