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NEW YORK; June 3, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Joel Unruch as general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer. He succeeds Chad Jerdee, who is taking on a newly created role to lead Accenture’s global strategy and programs focused on responsible business, corporate sustainability and citizenship. These changes are effective September 1, 2019.

ST. LOUIS; June 3, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the St. Louis Promise Zone — a federal program that advances economic activity and career mobility in high-poverty areas — have launched a new program to help Promise Zone residents develop the skills they need to pursue the rapidly growing number of information technology (IT) jobs in the St. Louis area. 

NEW YORK; June 3, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been ranked No. 1 of 16 providers in the HFS Top 10 Manufacturing Service Providers 2019 report.

KRONBERG and MUNICH; June 3, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of Zielpuls, a technology consultancy headquartered in Germany. It was first announced on April 30. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; June 3, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been ranked No. 1 overall in the HFS Top 10 Energy Service Providers 2019.  Accenture’s leading position in the report was based on its ability to execute and innovation capability, placing it ahead of the other leading providers that HFS assessed. These included Cognizant, DXC.Technology, HCL, NTT Data, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Epam, Tata Consultancy Services, LTI and Wipro.

NEW YORK; May 31, 2019 – Two-thirds of large enterprises are not realizing the full benefits of their cloud migration journeys identifying security and the complexity of business and operational change as barriers, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

NEW YORK; May 30, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned No. 1 in the annual HFS Top Ten Finance & Accounting (F&A) Service Providers report. In addition to earning first place overall, Accenture was recognized in the top spot in the Ability to Execute and Innovation Capabilities categories by HFS.

SAN FRANCISCO; May 30, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched a podcast series with multi-faceted tech entrepreneur, futurist and investor will.i.am about how successful businesses are harnessing disruption to prosper. 
 

NEW YORK; May 29, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned as a Leader in Everest Group’s Procurement Outsourcing (PO) – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2019. The annual report and PEAK Matrix provide businesses with a framework to measure the relative market success and capabilities of global service providers.

ESSEN, Germany; May 21, 2019—Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has opened an Industry X.0 Innovation Center in Essen, Germany, to help resources companies in the chemicals, metals, mining, utilities, and energy industries develop innovative products and services for the digital economy.