Former S&C group chief executive Annette
Rippert to retire after outstanding 28-year career at Accenture
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Jack Azagury as group chief
executive – Strategy & Consulting, effective today. Azagury
will lead the $15 billion* Strategy & Consulting service, which
includes Accenture’s leading industry, enterprise functions,
applied intelligence, innovation and corporate strategy practices.
A 26-year veteran of Accenture, Azagury is a member of the
company’s Global Management Committee.
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Accenture has appointed Jack Azagury as
group chief executive – Strategy & Consulting, effective today.
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Azagury brings deep strategy, technology, and client experience
— the hallmarks of Strategy & Consulting at Accenture — to his
new leadership role, as well as extensive global experience and
perspective, having lived and worked in the UK, France, Japan and
the US supporting many global clients. Most recently, he was
Accenture’s Market Unit Lead – US Northeast, and before that led
the company’s Resources business in North America. Azagury also
served as the global lead for Accenture’s Smart Grid Services
business and led Accenture’s Strategy and Management Consulting
practice for North America Resources. For a wide range of clients,
he has led large digital transformations, zero-based operational
improvements, energy transition programs, and mergers, acquisitions
and divestitures. Azagury, who exemplifies Accenture’s Leadership
Essentials, is deeply involved and active with Accenture’s Employee
Resource Groups, a member of the Board of Directors of Hillel
International and a member of the Board of Directors of the
Partnership for New York.
“Jack is the right leader during this time of total enterprise
reinvention as our leading Strategy & Consulting teams help our
clients reinvent with data, technology and AI at the center so they
can work differently, engage with their people and customers
differently, and transform their business models,” said Julie
Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture. “I have had the privilege of
working with Jack, and his focus on our clients, our people and our
communities are core to who he is as a leader.”
Annette Rippert, who has served as group chief executive –
Strategy & Consulting since 2020, will retire after 28 years of
service at Accenture. Over the last two years, Rippert created a
strong foundation for the future of Strategy & Consulting,
including the acquisition of more than 20 companies, the
introduction of Accenture’s “Business Futures” thought leadership,
and recognition as a leader in the rankings of nearly 50 industry
analyst reports in FY 21. Previously, Rippert led Accenture’s
Technology business in North America and helped pivot the business
to new areas including data, cloud, platform services and software
engineering. Throughout her distinguished career, she helped
clients digitally transform in key industries such as
communications, media and technology and health and public service.
Rippert was ranked first on The Consulting Report’s Top 25 Women
Leaders in Consulting for 2022 and was named to the HERoes 2021 Top
100 Women Executives list for her work in driving change to
increase workplace gender diversity.
“I am tremendously grateful for all that Annette has done to
help Accenture grow and lead over the past two-and-a-half decades
and greatly appreciate her leadership and dedication in the
challenging early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, steering our
Strategy & Consulting team to growth and market impact,” said
Sweet.
*Illustrative based on mid-point of Accenture’s FY22 guidance
provided in March, results could be higher or lower
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