Accenture Names Mary Tolan Corporate Development Officer and David Thomlinson Group Chief Executive, Resources.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2003 Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) today announced that Mary Tolan, Group Chief Executive, Resources, has been named Corporate Development Officer and that David Thomlinson, head of the company's Resources operating group in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , will succeed Ms. Tolan as Group Chief Executive, Resources. These changes are effective immediately. Corporate Development Officer Ms. Tolan, a 21-year veteran of Accenture, has served as Group Chief Executive, Resources for the past three years. In her new role as Corporate Development Officer, she will focus on new businesses for Accenture, exploring both organic growth and acquisition opportunities. She will report to Jack Wilson Jack Wilson can refer to different people:
BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra organization team to increase Accenture's share of the growing BPO market. Ms. Tolan, who will continue to be based in Chicago, will remain a member of Accenture's Management Committee and an executive officer of the company. Joe W. Forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. , Accenture chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "Under Mary's exemplary leadership of our Resources operating group, Accenture has become a leader in building, with its clients, the energy companies of the future. At a time when outsourcing represents an increasingly significant part of our overall business, Mary brings to her new role her leadership and expertise in successfully launching Accenture Business Services of British Columbia and CustomerWorks -- examples of shared services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. businesses that we intend to leverage across other operating groups and industries." Group Chief Executive, Resources Mr. Thomlinson will lead the $2 billion Resources operating group, which comprises a global team of 11,000 professionals experienced in the energy, utilities, chemicals, forest products and metals and mining industries. As with other group chief executives, he will report to Accenture's Office of the CEO. Mr. Thomlinson will join Accenture's Management Committee and is expected to become an executive officer of Accenture upon approval by Accenture's board of directors in July. He will continue to be based in London. Mr. Forehand commented, "With a distinguished 14-year track record working with clients in the Resources marketplace, David is a natural choice to succeed Mary as the leader of the operating group. "We expect that he will build upon our Resources operating group's strong results of outperforming its market and industry peers in terms of growth and market share." More detailed biographical information of Ms. Tolan, Mr. Thomlinson and other Accenture executives can be found in the "About Accenture" section of the company's website, www.accenture.com. About Accenture Accenture is the world's leading management consulting and technology services company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them realize their visions and create tangible value. With deep industry expertise, broad global resources and proven experience in consulting and outsourcing, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, alliances and technologies. With more than 75,000 people in 47 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$11.6 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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