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An overview of Accenture news in the UK:

Accenture acquires cloud analytics firm Core Compete Global consulting firm Accenture has acquired Core Compete for an undisclosed fee. The cloud analytics services firm is based in the US, with additional offices in the UK.
09 April 2021
Nine-in-ten bank boards lack professional technology experience Around 90% of board directors at leading banks have confessed to lacking professional technology experience.
06 April 2021
The top 25 strategy consulting firms in the UK What are the UK’s top strategy consulting firms? Compiled by Consultancy.uk using the views of clients and consultants, meet the country’s 25 leading and most prestigious strategy consultancies.
23 March 2021
Accenture invests in ESG specialist Arabesque S-Ray Global consulting firm Accenture has continued its latest campaign of investments with the backing of German-UK sustainability group Arabesque S-Ray.
18 March 2021
Accenture's Lucy Cooper admitted to WEF's Young Global Leaders Lucy Cooper has been named as one of the World Economic Forum’s 2021 cohort of new Young Global Leaders. Cooper is a Managing Director with Accenture, heading up its innovation practice in Europe.
15 March 2021
Accenture acquires digital supply chain consultancy REPL Global advisory giant Accenture has acquired UK-based tech consultancy, REPL.
05 March 2021
70-strong leadership and talent consultancy Cirrus joins Accenture Accenture has purchased leadership and talent consultancy Cirrus to support its offering in C-Suite transformations.
02 March 2021
Accenture selects digital ID platform Nugget for FinTech accelerator Self-sovereign digital ID and payments platform Nuggets has been selected as part of Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab accelerator programme, in London.
22 February 2021
Accenture acquires Edenhouse and Infinity Works in the UK In mid-February, global consultancy Accenture announced the acquisition of Edenhouse, a UK-based independent SAP partner, to further enhance its capabilities to support clients in their digital trans
17 February 2021
Accenture employee defrauded firm of over £28,000 in ‘expenses’ A trusted worker has been caught pocketing thousands of pounds via false expenses claims from his employer, Accenture.
10 February 2021
Accenture's Zahra Bahrololoumi joins Salesforce as CEO UK&I Salesforce has named Zahra Bahrololoumi as its new Chief Executive Officer for the UK and Ireland. She joins from Accenture, and commences her new role at the beginning of March.
20 January 2021
Accenture wins prize for consulting work with NHS The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants has announced the winner of its annual Urwick Cup prize.
11 December 2020
11 billion transactions shift to digital payments by 2023 The dramatic shift of consumers away from the use of cash has accelerated once again amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
03 December 2020
Shaheen Sayed new Technology lead of Accenture UK and Ireland Accenture has named Shaheen Sayed as the new Managing Director of Technology for its UK and Ireland wing.
20 November 2020
Seven professional services firms offering top social mobility in UK A new ranking of UK employers has revealed that some of the professional services sector’s biggest players offer recruits the best opportunities for social mobility in the country.
12 November 2020
Peter Lacy named Accenture's Sustainability Lead & Chief Responsibility Officer Accenture has looked to better the sustainability efforts of its industry rivals by hiring its first Chief Responsibility Officer.
13 October 2020
Simon Eaves succeeds Olly Benzecry as Accenture's UK&I boss Accenture has selected a new leader for its UK and Ireland wing, taking the role from incumbent Olly Benzecry at the end of 2020.
06 October 2020
16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
Accenture to help Bank of England with payments overhaul The Bank of England has hired IT consulting firm Accenture to refresh a key part of the UK’s crucial payments system in a deal worth up to £150 million.
14 August 2020
10 global consulting firms sign up to The Valuable 500 Global disability inclusion movement The Valuable 500 now has 300 signatories, including 10 global consulting firms.
03 August 2020
Accenture to cut 900 jobs across UK operations Professional services firm Accenture is reportedly planning to cut between 700 and 900 jobs in the UK, as it tries to cut costs to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
09 July 2020
Isolationist approach leaves UK firms exposed to cyber-threats Business in the UK are faster than the global average when it comes to spotting data breaches, but failing to address them in a timely manner.
19 June 2020
VR helps Kellogg's improve new product shelf placements Accenture and Qualcomm have developed a VR solution with embedded eye-tracking to help Kellog’s put ideas on the shelving of its new products to the test.
18 June 2020
Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
Accenture appoints Kelly Bissell to Global Management Committee Accenture has appointed Kelly Bissell, Accenture’s Global Security business lead, to the company’s Global Management Committee.
25 May 2020
Accenture, Dentsu and Deloitte top buyers in IT services market In the last 30 months, more than 2,000 deals have been completed in the global IT services market. Accenture, Dentsu and Deloitte are the most prolific buyers to stand out from the crowd.
19 March 2020
Neobanks struggle to turn popularity into profit Digitally savvy neobanks in the UK have seen their customer-base grow rapidly in the last year, adding around 6 million new users.
17 March 2020
‘Conflict’ questions as Accenture shuts media auditing arm Multifaceted professional services firm Accenture has announced plans to shut its media auditing business, as it looks to pick up programmatic media planning work via its Interactive brand.
25 February 2020
The top technology trends for 2020 and 2021 Technology has become an intrinsic part of life – deeply embedded in how governments, businesses and people work and live.
17 February 2020
Lacking digital skills costs £10 billion in lost productivity The UK is facing a massive economic loss in productivity, resulting from a failure by bosses to invest in digital-orientated education in the workplace.
10 February 2020
Data advisory firm Mudano to join Accenture Global consulting firm Accenture has announced an agreement to acquire Mudano, a strategic data advisory company which supports to UK financial services firms.
05 February 2020
Data of UK consulting firms leaked following Amazon hack In 2017, Accenture reportedly avoided a difficult situation, when the firm apparently left a large cache of sensitive information without password protection on their cloud storage.
03 February 2020

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