Meet Manish Sharma, the New CEO of Accenture North America

That’s because after 38 years with the consulting firm, Jimmy Etheridge is retiring. He will continue in an advisory capacity to oversee the transition to his successor, Manish Sharma . Chief Strategic Accounts & Global Sales Officer John Walsh will become Chief Operating Officer; Steve Ferneyhough, Accenture’s Lead – Sales, Europe , will become Chief Strategic Accounts & Global Sales Officer; Paul Daugherty, Group Chief Executive – Technology & Chief Technology Officer , will become Chief Technology & Innovation Officer; and Karthik Narain, Lead – Accenture Cloud First, Data & AI will become Group Chief Executive – Technology. Daugherty will become Chief Technology & Innovation Officer – a new role that will focus on technology strategy and accelerating innovation capabilities. Described as a Daugherty has led the Technology team through its highest growth period. Since 2018, Judith McKenna has been responsible for all aspects of Walmart’s footprint outside the US, leading 550,000 employees across 23 countries …