Accenture has been recognized with three Adobe Partner of the Year Awards for 2021, in honor of its contributions to Adobe’s business and its significant impact on customer success. Accenture received the following awards: 2021 Digital Experience Solution Partner of the Year (Americas): This award recognizes Accenture Interactive’s strong results, which include achieving several hundred technical…
S&P Global, the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, has selected Accenture to help lead its merger integration planning with IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions for the major industries and markets that drive economies worldwide. The combination of the…
Accenture announced it has acquired Entropia, marking the first acquisition by Accenture Interactive in Southeast Asia. Entropia, one of the fastest-growing international agencies, will complement and expand Accenture Interactive’s unique position in the market for experience-led transformation services, the statement said. Founded in 2016 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Entropia features a team of more than 210 employees…
The board of directors of Accenture has named CEO Julie Sweet to the additional position of chair of the board, effective Sept. 1, 2021. She succeeds David Rowland, who will step down as executive chairman and from the board on that date. Sweet, 53, succeeded Rowland as CEO on Sept. 1, 2019, when she also joined…
Accenture has acquired Industrie&Co, a technology consultancy that designs and creates cloud native solutions for enterprises and “born in the cloud” fast emerging companies. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. The acquisition expands Accenture’s Cloud First capabilities in delivering cloud native services for clients, particularly within financial services, as they increasingly transform into digital…
Accelerated investments in digital and sustainability could add up to 5.7 million new jobs across Europe by 2030, according to a new research report from Accenture conducted in collaboration with BusinessEurope. The report, “Europe’s new dawn – Reinventing industry for future competitiveness,” shows that although Europe was keeping pace with other regions from a growth…
Accenture announced it has acquired Homburg & Partner, a strategic management consulting firm with deep specialization in commercial strategy, sales, and pricing. Homburg & Partner’s team of 73 professionals have joined Accenture’s Customer, Sales & Service team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, Homburg & Partner has a proven track…
Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Linkbynet, a leading French cloud services provider specializing in cloud optimization and managed services, cloud transformation and cloud security. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. Founded in 2000, Linkbynet is a cloud-native solutions provider based in Saint-Denis, France, with additional offices in Belgium, Canada, China,…
Accenture has acquired Electro 80, a provider of operational technology (OT) for resources clients in Australia, including mining, energy, engineering, construction and utilities companies. Founded in 1987, and headquartered in Perth, with offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, Electro 80 provides automation, electrical, instrumentation, safety, networking and industrial IT services, as well as turnkey solutions encompassing…
Accenture, a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, announced that it is acquiring assets from ThinkTank, a Denver-based digital engagement technology company. ThinkTank’s cloud-based, intelligent stakeholder engagement platform assets and team will join Accenture’s Intelligent Platform Services group, strengthening Accenture’s capabilities and resources to help clients quickly and effectively…
Accenture announced that Amy Fuller, chief marketing & communications officer, will retire from the company at the end of the fiscal year, Aug. 31, 2021. Jill Kramer, currently global head of brand, will succeed Fuller effective June 1, 2021, and will become a member of the company’s Global Management Committee. Kramer brings more than 20…
Mankind Pharma, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in India, has collaborated with Accenture to accelerate its digital transformation journey. “Accenture has redesigned the pharma major’s business processes across key functions such as finance, supply chain, sales and procurement for better inventory optimisation, demand planning, workforce productivity and product availability. As part of the project, Accenture…
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) and Accenture are collaborating to transform India’s oil and gas company by digitally reimagining its extensive sales and distribution network. Accenture will use its capabilities in data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies to build, design and implement a digital platform, called IRIS. “This platform will integrate real-time data from…
Accenture has acquired Core Compete, a cloud analytics services firm headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with additional offices in the UK and India. Core Compete enables digital transformations with cloud-native solutions that deliver artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-infused business outcomes, to serve a client base across the US and UK, with particular focus on supply…
Accenture, a global IT and professional services company, has appointed Shweta A Talwar as Vice President – Talent & HR Operations. In this new role, Talwar is responsible to work with global clients on their Talent & HR operations solution and delivery requirements. Talwar has more than 17 years of experience as an HR leader,…