---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001467373-22-000218"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACN"
cik: "0001467373"
company_name: "Accenture plc"
filed_at: "2022-07-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T14:59:59.507981+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accenture appoints Leo Framil as CEO-Growth Markets, Melissa Burgum as CAO

## Summary
- Leo Framil appointed CEO – Growth Markets effective Sept 1, 2022; succeeds Gianfranco Casati who becomes Chairman – Growth Markets.
- Melissa Burgum named Chief Accounting Officer effective Sept 1, 2022, succeeding Richard Clark who becomes Chief Transformation Officer.
- Rodolfo Eschenbach named market unit lead for Latin America, succeeding Framil; joins Global Management Committee.
- Framil led Latin America since 2016, overseeing eight acquisitions and 75% regional headcount growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467373-22-000218
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACN
- cik: 0001467373
- company_name: Accenture plc
- filed_at: 2022-07-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000218/0001467373-22-000218-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000218/acn-20220713.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000218
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000218.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-22-000218.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leo Framil was appointed as chief executive officer – Growth Markets at Accenture plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief executive officer – Growth Markets
  source text: Leo Framil , who currently serves as Accenture’s market unit lead for Latin America, has been appointed as Accenture’s chief executive officer – Growth Markets, effective September 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000218/0001467373-22-000218-index.htm
- Executive change
  Melissa Burgum was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Accenture plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors of Accenture also appointed Melissa Burgum to the role of Accenture’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000218/0001467373-22-000218-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gianfranco Casati changed role as chairman – Growth Markets at Accenture plc.
  - Action: stepped down as chief executive officer – Growth Markets and became chairman – Growth Markets
  - Role: chairman – Growth Markets
  source text: Mr. Casati will then step down as chief executive officer – Growth Markets and from Accenture’s Global Management Committee and become chairman – Growth Markets
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737322000218/0001467373-22-000218-index.htm

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