Accenture is Accelerating Innovation Investment in the U.S.
February 17 2017 - 5:59AM
Business Wire
By the end of 2020, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will open 10 new
innovation hubs in key cities in the U.S. and expand its regional
network of technology delivery centers. Additionally,
Accenture will invest $1.4 billion in training to ensure its people
have leading-edge capabilities to serve its clients, while creating
15,000 highly skilled new jobs in the U.S.
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Opening the week of February 20th in
Houston, Accenture unveils a new innovation hub to collaborate more
closely with clients. (Photo: Business Wire)
“In recent months, I have met with clients across all the major
industries we serve, and the need for innovation to grow, compete
and transform in the digital economy has never been greater,” said
Julie Sweet, Accenture’s chief executive officer – North
America. “Accenture is a leader in digital, cloud, and
security-related services, and with this announcement, we are
accelerating our investments in innovation in the U.S.”
Accenture’s expansion plans in key cities and regions will allow
it to collaborate more closely with clients to develop, scale and
deliver innovative solutions. Accenture is investing in the
critical capabilities needed to serve its clients in the digital
economy across all of its businesses – Strategy, Consulting,
Digital, Technology and Operations. The new jobs will increase
Accenture’s total workforce in the United States to more than
65,000 people, an increase of 30 percent by the end of 2020.
“I am excited that we are creating even more opportunities for
our people to participate in one of the most dynamic parts of the
American economy,” said Sweet. “Today marks a key moment for
Accenture to help our clients play an even bigger part in the
nation’s growth and innovation agenda.”
Accenture in the United States
Accenture is a leading professional services company, providing
a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting,
digital, technology and operations. With more than 50,000
people and operations in 41 cities in the United States, Accenture
serves 93 of the Fortune 100 and more than 70 percent of the
Fortune 500. In the United States, Accenture has innovation
hubs which bring together key elements of the Accenture Innovation
Architecture – including labs, studios and innovation centers – to
help clients develop and deliver disruptive innovations to drive
growth. With an unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity,
Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE’s 100 Best
Companies to Work For and DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for
Diversity lists.
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,”
“will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “positioned,”
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forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These
include, without limitation, risks that: the company will not be
able to complete the planned expansion in the time period
anticipated, or at all; the expansion might not achieve the
anticipated benefits for the company; as well as the risks,
uncertainties and other factors discussed under the “Risk Factors”
heading in Accenture plc’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K
and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Statements in this news release speak only as
of the date they were made, and Accenture undertakes no duty to
update any forward-looking statements made in this news release or
to conform such statements to actual results or changes in
Accenture’s expectations.
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