Accenture has appointed Ambe Tierro as country managing director for the Philippines, effective December 1. Lito Tayag, the current country managing director, will retire from Accenture at the end of December, after 20 years of service. Tayag has led Accenture’s business in the Philippines for the past 12 years. During his two decades at Accenture, he…
Accenture has appointed Andrew J.P. Levy to the newly created position of chief corporate and government affairs officer. In this newly created role, Levy will lead the company’s geopolitical strategic analysis and its global government relations function, as well as a global network of external strategists and advisors in this area. Levy has been with…
Accenture has been named as the overall Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s report, “PEAK Matrix for Data and Analytics (D&A) Service Provider 2022,” for the fourth consecutive year. The company ranked highest in Market Impact and Vision & Capability out of 30 established service providers. The report qualifies Leaders as being “at the forefront…
Accenture and Google Cloud announced an expansion of their global partnership through a renewed commitment to growing their respective talent, increasing their joint capabilities, developing new solutions using data and AI, and providing enhanced support to help clients build a strong digital core and reinvent their enterprises on the cloud. Today, more than 13,000 skilled Accenture…
Accenture has acquired Blackcomb Consultants, a leading independent Guidewire partner in North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s ability to deliver Guidewire solutions to insurers globally to help them become “cloud-first” businesses. Guidewire’s end-to-end technology platform combines digital, core analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities across the underwriting, billing, claims and…
Accenture is working with Mars, the global leader in confectionary, food, and pet care products and services, to transform and modernize its global manufacturing operations with artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, edge technology and digital twins. Accenture and Mars have been trialing digital twins for Mars’ manufacturing operations since late 2020. Digital twins are virtual representations of…
Accenture is enabling Cyient, a global engineering, manufacturing and digital technology solutions company, to reinvent and enhance its business operations using digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation. In addition to deploying an AI-based digital platform that will consolidate Cyient’s operations and technology application architecture, Accenture is also redesigning the company’s finance,…
Accenture has been ranked the No. 1 services provider to the capital markets industry globally in a recent report from industry analyst firm HFS Research. The report, “HFS Top 10: Capital Markets Services, 2022,” assesses and rates 11 leading service providers across a variety of criteria. In addition to achieving the No. 1 position overall, Accenture ranked…
Accenture has disclosed its intention to acquire Stellantis’ World Class Manufacturing Training & Consulting business, a center of excellence that supports process optimization in manufacturing and the supply chain. The acquisition would allow Accenture to integrate the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodology in its solutions that help clients transform their production and supply chain networks to be…
Accenture has been named a Leader in the latest Forrester Research report on European managed security service (MSS) providers, which notes that Accenture sets itself apart from the rest of the market by the way in which it develops assets that are embedded in its services for the benefit of clients. The report — “The Forrester…
Accenture has agreed to acquire Inspirage, an integrated supply chain specialist firm focused on Oracle technology. The acquisition will further enhance Accenture’s Oracle Cloud capabilities, helping it accelerate innovation for clients through emerging technologies, such as touchless supply chain and digital twins. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Inspirage is headquartered in…
Accenture has acquired Carbon Intelligence, a leading carbon and climate change strategy consultancy, adding more than 160 professionals to its rapidly growing group of data scientists, consultants and sustainability experts. Carbon Intelligence is focused on helping global businesses understand their overall carbon footprints, and ways to reduce them, using Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) strategies that lead to transformational…
Accenture has named Hilary O’Meara Country Managing Director for Ireland, effective from Jan. 1, 2023. She succeeds Alastair Blair who will retire from Accenture in early 2023. In her role as Country Managing Director, Hilary will have overall responsibility for the continued growth and success of Accenture’s business in Ireland. Accenture has been operating in Ireland…
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge earth imaging technology. Based in Bangalore with a presence in Los Angeles, Pixxel is building the world’s highest resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation in order to offer industry AI-powered insights that discover, solve, and predict climate issues at a fraction of the…
Accenture has been recognized as a Leader in the inaugural “Sustainability Enablement Technology Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2022” report, by industry analyst firm Everest Group. Accenture is an overall leader and ranked highest in the Vision & Capability dimension within the assessment that detailed profiles of 14 service providers and the integrated capabilities that they…