February 16, 2016

Accenture Receives Five Partner Excellence Awards from SAP


NEW YORK; Feb 16, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) received numerous SAP® Partner Excellence Awards, which recognize top-performing partners that have made outstanding contributions to driving customers’ digital transformation. Recipients of this year’s awards have been – in partnership with SAP – helping customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and run more simply with SAP solutions. Accenture won the following awards:

“From our existing Accenture and SAP Business Solutions Group to our latest collaboration on SAP S/4HANA, we are committed to using technology that can fast-track our clients’ journey to become a digital business,” said Christophe Mouille, senior managing director of SAP business, Accenture. “These awards are great recognition of how Accenture and SAP work together to architect a high-velocity enterprise that runs efficiently and meets customer demands.”

“SAP congratulates Accenture as the recipient of multiple SAP Partner Excellence Awards in 2016,” said Rodolpho Cardenuto, president, Global Channels & General Business, SAP. “These awards are a testament to the amazing work and value that Accenture continues to deliver. Together with our partners, we deliver simple solutions for growing companies. As we move into 2016, we look forward to continuing to support our partners to grow their opportunities with SAP and to jointly deliver value for our customers.”

Building on the foundation of an organization’s enterprise solution, Accenture uses disruptive technology such as in-memory and digital accelerators, including as social, mobile, analytics and cloud computing, to create high velocity enterprises that are faster, smarter, more agile and better connected.

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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