Bengaluru, NFAPost: Accenture announced the appointment of Rajendra Prasad as Accenture’s chief information and asset engineering officer, a new role that oversees all internal technology development and support for Accenture systems and Accenture assets for clients. It will be with effect from July 1,
Accenture Chief Operating Officer Manish Sharma said these leadership changes are integral to the strategic growth ambitions as Accenture continues to push the boundaries of innovation and foster deeper collaboration with partners to deliver even greater value to clients.
“With Rajendra’s appointment, we continue to pioneer both internal technology and asset engineering to drive new performance frontiers for Accenture and our clients,” said Accenture Chief Operating Officer Manish Sharma.
A respected leader with more than 28 years of industry experience, Rajendra Prasad has focused on differentiating Accenture by driving automation and innovation across the IT lifecycle, bringing new solutions, and maximizing leverage of our ecosystem partners and capabilities to clients. He will report to Sharma.
Prett succeeds Gloria Samuels in the role of global lead for Accenture’s Workday Business Group. In addition to being a dynamic and innovative CIO, Prett possesses an extensive background in technology, consulting, and outsourcing services across multiple industries. She successfully led the implementation of Workday to the company’s more than 700,000 people, one of the largest Workday deployments in the world. Prett will report to Emma McGuigan.
Samuels will retire on August 14 after an outstanding career at Accenture during which time she was instrumental in driving Accenture’s partnership with Workday and elevating it to new heights. This includes signing a first-ever co-innovation agreement with Workday to expand industry financials offerings for clients.
Accenture Group chief executive – Technology and chief technology officer Paul Daugherty said Rajendra Prasad’s deep expertise in artificial intelligence, automation, and intelligent assets makes him the perfect fit to accelerate our internal transformation.
“Penelope brings significant experience delivering technology and consulting services, and we are confident her leadership will enable us to unlock new innovations and new possibilities for clients. At the same time, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Gloria Samuels for her extraordinary contributions to Accenture over the years,” said Accenture Group chief executive – Technology and chief technology officer Paul Daugherty.
