Deborah Kissire


Ms. Kissire currently serves on the boards of directors and audit committees for Cable One, Inc., a leading American cable and broadband service provider, Omnicom Group, Inc., a global marketing and corporate communications holding company based in the U.S., and Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company. In 2015, she retired as Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner from Ernst & Young, L.L.P. (EY), where she also served as a member of their Americas Executive Board and Global Practice Group. Ms. Kissire has more than 30 years of experience in the financial sector, and has served in various leadership positions at EY, including Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner for the East Central and Mid-Atlantic Regions and U.S. Vice Chair of Sales and Business Development. At EY Ms. Kissire worked with global companies across multiple sectors including consumer products, retail, industrial, technology, aerospace and defense, and power and utilities. In addition to serving on EY’s Americas Executive Board, she has extensive experience serving on or leading executive level committees, where she provided exceptional insight into strategic planning, governance, global branding, and gender inclusiveness, as well as service on numerous civic boards. Ms. Kissire earned her BBA, Accounting, from Texas State University where she currently serves on the McCoy College of Business Advisory Board.