New BDO Global CEO Brings Strategy Continuity
Businesses using BDO firms should expect its 2030 strategy to carry forward under Trond-Morten Lindberg.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in People
Trond-Morten Lindberg has begun his tenure as BDO Global CEO, succeeding Pat Kramer, who retired after serving in the role since November 2022. The leadership change affects the global network of professional services firms that BDO operates across its member countries.
Why it matters
A leadership transition at the top of a global accounting and advisory network signals continuity of strategy, since Lindberg previously served as BDO's chief strategy and operations officer and helped develop the network's global strategy. Operators working with BDO member firms may see the new CEO's priorities shape service offerings and network decisions over the coming years.
Lindberg has over 25 years of service with BDO, having joined its Norway operation as a graduate trainee in 1999 and advanced through partner (2006) and managing partner roles before joining the Global Leadership Team as EMEA CEO in 2017. The record covers his tenure, while the source does not disclose operating figures for the network under his leadership.
The players
BDO Global
BDO is a global network of professional services firms providing audit, tax, and advisory services to businesses of all sizes.
Trond-Morten Lindberg
Lindberg is a BDO veteran with more than 25 years of operating and strategy experience across the network, most recently as its chief strategy and operations officer.
Pat Kramer
Kramer led BDO's global network as CEO from November 2022 until his retirement.
The details
Lindberg rose through BDO Norway, becoming partner in 2006 and its managing partner and CEO in 2010 before taking the EMEA leadership role in 2017. His most recent post was chief strategy and operations officer, where he helped shape the network's global strategy. Over the past 12 months he worked alongside Pat Kramer, engaging with partners and colleagues across the globe as part of a planned handover.
Timeline
Lindberg joined BDO Norway as a graduate trainee in 1999.
Lindberg became a partner at BDO in 2006.
Lindberg was appointed managing partner and CEO of BDO Norway in 2010.
Lindberg joined the Global Leadership Team as CEO for EMEA in 2017.
Pat Kramer began serving as BDO Global CEO in November 2022 before retiring.
Market Landscape
The handover places a CEO who helped write BDO's current 2030 strategy in charge of carrying it out, which suggests continuity rather than a change of direction. Succession of this kind within large professional services networks typically emphasizes execution of an existing plan over a new one.
Operators who use BDO member firms for audit, tax, or advisory work should expect continuity in strategy under the new CEO, so near-term engagement terms are unlikely to shift because of this change alone. Procurement and finance teams reviewing professional services relationships should watch for any later announcements of network priorities that affect their engagements.
The takeaway
The succession keeps a strategy-focused leader in charge of an established 2030 plan, which is the signal to track rather than an abrupt reset. Operators relying on BDO should monitor the network's next public strategy updates and their own engagement terms at renewal.
Further reading
For more on executive moves shaping global firms, see the People section.
