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accession: "0001467373-23-000139"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACN"
cik: "0001467373"
company_name: "Accenture plc"
filed_at: "2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T01:54:16.301269+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Accenture appoints Unilever CEO Alan Jope to board of directors, effective April 14, 2023

## Summary
- Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever (LSE: ULVR), appointed to Accenture board effective April 14, 2023.
- Jope will serve on the Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee.
- Board expands to 10 directors, 9 of whom are external and independent.
- Jope subject to re-appointment at 2024 annual general meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467373-23-000139
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACN
- cik: 0001467373
- company_name: Accenture plc
- filed_at: 2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737323000139/0001467373-23-000139-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737323000139/acn-20230413.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-23-000139
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-23-000139.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-23-000139.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alan Jope was appointed as Director at Accenture plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 13, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Accenture plc (the “Company”) appointed Alan Jope as a new director of the Company, effective April 14, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737323000139/0001467373-23-000139-index.htm

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