Accenture Hires Madeleine Chenette as Office Managing Director, Montreal
MONTREAL; Feb. 1, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has hired Madeleine Chenette as office managing director for Montreal, effective immediately. In this role Chenette will be responsible for expanding Accenture’s business presence in Quebec, focusing on bringing innovation to clients, attracting top talent and strengthening the company’s impact in the Quebec community. She will also lead Accenture’s retail, consumer goods and transport industry practices in Quebec.
February 01, 2017
Accenture to Acquire Kurt Salmon to Expand Accenture Strategy’s Capabilities in the Retail Industry
NEW YORK; Sept. 22, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire Kurt Salmon, a leading global strategy consulting firm focused on the retail industry and a subsidiary of Management Consulting Group. The acquisition will expand Accenture Strategy’s capabilities in delivering end-to-end strategy consulting services to top retailers and private equity firms in a world disrupted by digital.
September 22, 2016
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Selects Accenture to Support Export Strategy Execution
TOKYO; Sept. 8, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide management consulting services for Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in support of its 2016 Export Strategy Execution Project. The project aims for early achievement of the government’s goal of expanding annual exports of Japanese agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foods to about ¥1 trillion by 2020.
September 08, 2016
Smarter Use of Digital Skills and Technology Could Boost Global Economic Output by $2 Trillion by 2020, Accenture Study Shows
NEW YORK; Jan. 19, 2016 – Optimizing the use of digital skills and technologies could generate $2 trillion of additional global economic output by 2020, according to a new study by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The study also reveals the vast role digital plays in economic activity, with more than one-fifth of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) attributed to some form of digital skills, capital and goods and services.
January 19, 2016
Accenture Closes Acquisition of Cimation, Expanding Consulting, Digital and Cyber Security Services to Better Serve Oil and Gas, Pipeline, Chemicals, Metals and Mining Clients
HOUSTON; Dec. 21, 2015 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Cimation, an affiliate of Audubon Companies and an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) consulting company known for its work in process automation, information technology (IT) and industrial control system (ICS) cyber security.
December 21, 2015
Accenture Positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s 2015 Magic Quadrant for Risk Management Consulting Services, Worldwide
NEW YORK; Dec. 2, 2015 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner’s recently published “Magic Quadrant for Risk Management Consulting Services, Worldwide.1”
December 02, 2015
Large Companies and Entrepreneurs Face Cultural Barriers to Achieving Open Innovation, Finds Accenture Study
NEW YORK; October 6, 2015 – As corporations seek greater revenues from working with entrepreneurs, large and small businesses are failing to use digital collaboration to innovate together, according to new research by Accenture (NYSE:ACN). As a result, they are putting at risk a $1.5 trillion growth opportunity, equivalent to 2.2 percent of global GDP. In the United States, $433 billion of potential growth is at risk, equivalent of 2.7 percent of the U.S. economy.
October 06, 2015
Internet of Things to Boost China’s Economic Growth by US$1.8 trillion by 2030, Finds Accenture
DALIAN, China; Sept. 9, 2015 – The Internet of Things (IoT) could deliver economic gains in China of up to US$1.8 trillion in cumulative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE:ACN) published at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of New Champions 2015, but the potential gains are at risk due to challenges in infrastructure, data policy and talent.
September 09, 2015
Accenture Acquires Axia Limited to Expand Accenture Strategy Capabilities for Helping Clients Improve Competitiveness
New York; April 3, 2015 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Axia Limited, a U.S.-based strategy consulting services provider. The acquisition bolsters the capabilities of Accenture Strategy to help clients improve their competitiveness by delivering growth through strategic cost management and organizational agility. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
April 03, 2015
Industrial Internet of Things Will Boost Economic Growth, but Greater Government and Business Action Needed to Fulfill its Potential, Finds Accenture
DAVOS, Switzerland; Jan. 21, 2015 – At a time of uncertain economic growth, the Industrial Internet of Things could contribute US$14.2 trillion to world output by 2030, according to new research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). But these potential gains are at risk because neither companies nor governments are taking sufficient actions to put in place the conditions necessary for the wide adoption of new digital technologies.
January 21, 2015