Rekha M. Menon will be the new chairperson of Accenture’s India subsidiary from August 21, the global software major said.
Rekha will steer our India business growth and strengthen our presence in communities across the country, the company said in a statement.She is the US-based company’s human resources managing director for growth markets, driving its human capital strategy for Asia-Pacific, West Asia, Africa, Russia, Turkey and Latin America.
The $30 billion outsourcing firm also appointed Anindya Basu, as the country’s managing director from August 21. Basu will be responsible for driving our India business and building relationships with key clients by leveraging our capabilities in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
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- Accenture plc is a multinational management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company.
- Its incorporated headquarters have been in Dublin, Ireland since September 1, 2009.
- It is the world’s largest consulting firm as measured by revenues and is a Fortune Global 500 company.
- Founded- 1989
- Headquarters- Incorporated headquarters inDublin, Ireland
- Andersen Consulting adopted its current name, “Accenture”. The word “Accenture” is supposedly derived from “Accent on the future
- In 2014, Accenture was ranked at 339 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
- In 2015, the Ethisphere Institute designated Accenture as one of the World’s Most ethical Companies for the 8th time.
- The firm was named by Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 companies to work for from 2009-2015
