Accenture names Manish Sharma as COO; Yusuf Tayob to lead Operations

Accenture plc

Manish Sharma appointed COO effective March 1, 2022; current COO Jo Deblaere to retire Sept 1, 2022 after 38 years.
Yusuf Tayob named group chief executive—Operations, effective March 1, 2022; previously US Midwest market unit lead.
Sharma had been group CEO—Operations since March 2020; 27-year Accenture veteran and Global Management Committee member.
Deblaere served as COO since 2009; led corporate investment strategy, digitization (95% cloud), and info security function.

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Departed

Jo Deblaere

chief operating officer

ACN · Accenture plc

Effective: 2022-03-01
Successor: Manish Sharma
Filed: January 31, 2022, 6:59 PM ET

Mr. Sharma succeeds Jo Deblaere, who will continue in the position until March 1, 2022 and plans to retire on September 1, 2022.

Appointed

Yusuf Tayob

group chief executive – Operations

ACN · Accenture plc

Effective: 2022-03-01
Filed: January 31, 2022, 6:59 PM ET

Yusuf Tayob has been named group chief executive – Operations, effective March 1, 2022.

Role change

Manish Sharma

chief operating officer

ACN · Accenture plc

Effective: 2022-03-01
Filed: January 31, 2022, 6:59 PM ET

On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Accenture plc (“Accenture”) appointed Manish Sharma, who currently leads Accenture’s Operations service, to the role of Accenture’s chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2022.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jo Deblaere departed as chief operating officer at Accenture plc.

Action: retire
Role: chief operating officer

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Mr. Sharma succeeds Jo Deblaere, who will continue in the position until March 1, 2022 and plans to retire on September 1, 2022.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Yusuf Tayob was named as group chief executive – Operations at Accenture plc.

Action: named
Role: group chief executive – Operations

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Yusuf Tayob has been named group chief executive – Operations, effective March 1, 2022.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Manish Sharma was appointed as chief operating officer at Accenture plc.

Action: appointed
Role: chief operating officer

Exact text from the filing

On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Accenture plc (“Accenture”) appointed Manish Sharma, who currently leads Accenture’s Operations service, to the role of Accenture’s chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2022.

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