Catalyst, a global nonprofit promoting gender equity and workplace inclusion, has named Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Chair of its Board. She succeeds Accenture CEO Julie Sweet and is the fourth woman to chair the Board. “Stepping into this important role and building on Catalyst’s more than 60-year history of strengthening gender equity in the workplace…
Accenture has appointed industry leader Karalee Close to lead Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice and join the company’s Global Management Committee, effective immediately. In this global role, Close will lead and expand Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice, which helps companies and their leaders fuel sustainable growth by connecting people and technology to unlock human ingenuity; finding ways to…
Accenture announced that its Board of Directors has nominated Dr. Martin Brudermüller for election to the Board at Accenture’s annual general meeting of shareholders on January 31, 2024. Dr. Brudermüller, 62, is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. He will be listed as a director nominee in…
Accenture is joining forces with Unilever, the consumer goods multinational—whose 400+ brands are used by 3.4 billion people every day—as part of a strategic initiative to leverage Unilever’s AI research and implementation of technologies that enhance productivity, drive efficiencies, and accelerate disruptive and AI-powered innovations at scale. The work will kick-off from Unilever’s global AI…
Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) announced its intention to create a strategic partnership with Accenture to commercialize Vodafone’s shared operations to accelerate growth, enhance customer service and drive significant efficiencies for Vodafone’s operating companies and partner markets, as well as create new career opportunities for its people. The strategic partnership will build on Vodafone’s market leading…
ServiceNow, NVIDIA, and Accenture announced the launch of AI Lighthouse, a first-of-its-kind program designed to fast-track the development and adoption of enterprise generative AI capabilities. Expanding on existing strategic partnerships among ServiceNow, NVIDIA and Accenture, AI Lighthouse will assist pioneering customers across industries in the design, development, and implementation of new generative AI use cases. AI…
Accenture announced an extension of their strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help clients leverage the value of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI for faster business transformation, utilizing the most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. With a 15-year relationship, and as part of its existing strategic collaboration, Accenture and AWS—through the Accenture AWS…
Accenture announced a $3 billion investment over three years in its Data & AI practice to help clients across all industries rapidly and responsibly advance and use AI to achieve greater growth, efficiency and resilience. “There is unprecedented interest in all areas of AI, and the substantial investment we are making in our Data & AI…
Accenture has recognized three law firms—Baker McKenzie, Fish & Richardson and Mayer Brown—with its Outside Counsel Diversity Award. The annual award celebrates firms working with Accenture that are making significant progress in inclusion, diversity and equity. This commitment is a key aspect of how Accenture chooses its legal partners. “We work with legal partners that put…
Accenture announced that Alan Jope has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective today. Jope, 59, is the chief executive officer of Unilever. Jope will be subject to re-appointment at the next Accenture plc annual general meeting of shareholders. He has been appointed to serve on the board’s Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee,…
Global professional services company, Accenture, announced the promotion of 1,214 people to managing director, and the appointment by Julie Sweet, Accenture chair and chief executive officer, of 119 people to senior managing director. The company also reported its progress on increasing gender representation globally, as well as race and ethnicity representation in the US, the UK…
Accenture announced Leo Framil as chief executive officer — Growth Markets, effective September 1, 2022, succeeding Gianfranco Casati, who will become chairman — Growth Markets. In his new role, Framil will have management responsibility for all industries and services across Accenture’s business in Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, a statement said. Framil…
Accenture announced Paolo Dal Cin has been named as the global head of Accenture Security, effective May 1, 2022. Dal Cin is also joining Accenture’s Global Management Committee. “Cyber resilience is top of the CEO agenda, and we are helping organizations navigate this challenging threat landscape with specialized industry capabilities and hard-to-find talent,” said Julie Sweet, chair…
Accenture announced changes to its executive leadership team, naming a new chief operating officer and a new group chief executive of its Operations service. Manish Sharma has been named chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2022, with responsibility for leading the company’s business operations and executing business strategy, protecting the company’s people and infrastructure and ensuring operational excellence,…
Accenture announced the promotion of 1,030 people to managing director and the appointment by the Chair and CEO of 143 people to senior managing director, including a record number of women. The company also reported its progress on increasing gender representation globally as well as race and ethnicity representation in the US, the UK and…