"These promotions and appointments are a recognition of the tremendous difference these leaders are making for our people, clients, shareholders, partners and communities," said
Thirty-nine percent (237) of all promotions to managing director are women, up from 36% (260) in 2019; and 29% (18) of all appointments to senior managing director are women, up from 19% (11) in 2019. The company has achieved its goal of 25% women managing directors globally by the end of 2020 and has set a new goal of 30% by 2025.
The company recently announced new goals for increased race and ethnicity representation in the US, the
Goals: More than double the number of
This year, among the 208 new managing directors in the US, 8% (17) are
Among the 37 new managing directors promoted in the
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Goals: Increase the representation of African Black, Coloured* and Indian managing directors from 39% to 70%, with a specific focus on African Black and Coloured representation. The company also announced new goals to increase the representation of women managing directors in
There were no managing director promotions or senior managing director appointments in
"All of these extraordinary leaders have stepped up to work in new ways and collaborate as one Accenture," said
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*Editor's note: Coloured is a multiracial ethnic group native to
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