---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001467373-22-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACN"
cik: "0001467373"
company_name: "Accenture plc"
filed_at: "2022-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T13:30:41.556649+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467373-22-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACN
- cik: 0001467373
- company_name: Accenture plc
- filed_at: 2022-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000061/0001467373-22-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000061/acn-20220125.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000061
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000061.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000061.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jo Deblaere departed as chief operating officer at Accenture plc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: chief operating officer
  source text: Mr. Sharma succeeds Jo Deblaere, who will continue in the position until March 1, 2022 and plans to retire on September 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000061/0001467373-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  Yusuf Tayob was named as group chief executive – Operations at Accenture plc.
  - Action: named
  - Role: group chief executive – Operations
  source text: Yusuf Tayob has been named group chief executive – Operations, effective March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000061/0001467373-22-000061-index.htm
- Executive change
  Manish Sharma was appointed as chief operating officer at Accenture plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief operating officer
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000061/0001467373-22-000061-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.