Accenture CEO to step down after 8 years in the role for health reasons
Accenture PLC said Friday Chairman and Chief Executive Pierre Nanterme has stepped down, after 8 years as CEO, for health reasons. the company has named Chief Financial Officer David Rowland as interim CEO; KC McClure, who currently leads finance operations, as CFO; and Lead Independent Director Marge Magner as its non-executive chair. In July 2016, the company disclosed that Nanterme was diagnosed with colon cancer. The business consultant said there was no change to its outlook for the fiscal second quarter or fiscal 2019. The stock was little changed in premarket trade. It has lost 7.6% over the past 12 months while the S&P 500 has declined 6.2%.
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