TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2017 /CNW/ - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has
appointed Jodie Wallis as managing
director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Canada, effective immediately. In this role,
Wallis will be responsible for expanding Accenture's business
presence in the AI space, attracting top talent, and bringing
innovation and global AI expertise to Canadian clients across all
industries.
Wallis will drive Accenture's collaboration with business
partners, government and academia in the AI ecosystem, at a time
when organizations increasingly are turning to AI as the
predominant way to do business. She will also help Canadian clients
to unlock the potential bottom-line benefits of AI as evidenced by
the recent Accenture research findings that AI is expected to add
an additional CAD $636.1 billion to
the economy by 2035, increasing the annual growth rate of gross
value added from 2.1 to 3.5 percent.
In her role, Wallis will oversee Accenture's investments in the
Canadian AI ecosystem, including its sponsorship of the Vector
Institute for artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada, and other organizations.
During her 24 years at Accenture, Wallis has developed deep
expertise in management consulting and technology consulting. She
has served clients in several industries including, most recently,
personal and commercial banking as well as life and health
insurance.
"Jodie is a strong leader who works with some of our largest
clients at major Canadian organizations, helping them to innovate
to solve their most significant business challenges," said
Bill Morris, senior managing
director and Canadian president of Accenture. "She is a key member
of the broader Canadian leadership team."
Wallis earned her Bachelor of Mathematics with Honours from the
University of Waterloo, where she
majored in operations research and minored in statistics and
computer science. She actively volunteers in the Toronto community, serving on the organizing
committee of the Covenant House Guts + Glory Corporate Challenge,
which raises funds for Canada's
largest agency serving at-risk, homeless and trafficked youth.
"I'm excited to help Accenture and our clients realize the full
power of AI as we work together to help improve productivity, lower
costs, unlock more creative jobs and create new growth
opportunities," Wallis said. "I look forward to help continue to
drive value for our clients as we help them innovate and
succeed."
About Accenture
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professional services company, providing a broad range of services
and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and
operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills
across more than 40 industries and all business functions –
underpinned by the world's largest delivery network – Accenture
works at the intersection of business and technology to help
clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for
their stakeholders. With more than 411,000 people serving clients
in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve
the way the world works and lives. Accenture plans to hire 1,100
people in Canada this fiscal year.
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SOURCE Accenture