Type

Public limited company

Traded as

NYSE: ACN

Industry

IT services, IT consulting,Management consulting

Predecessor(s)

Arthur Andersen (1989-2001)

Founded

1989

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland (incorporation) Chicago Title and Trust Center Chicago, Illinois, USA(operational)[1]

Area served

Worldwide

Key people

Pierre Nanterme
(Executive Chairman & CEO)

Services

IT, business consulting andoutsourcing services

Revenue

US$ 27.9 billion (2012)[2]

Operating income

US$ 3.87 billion (2012)[2]

Net income

US$ 2.55 billion (2012)[2]

Total assets

US$ 16.66 billion (2012)[2]

Total equity

US$ 4.14 billion (2012)[2]

Employees

257,000 (2012)[

Accenture plc is a multinational management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is one of the world's largest consulting firms measured by revenues[3] and is a constituent of the Fortune Global 500 list.[4] As of September 2012, the company had more than 257,000 employees across 120 countries.[3][5] India currently is the single largest employee base for Accenture, with the headcount expected to reach 80,000 in August 2012. In the US, it has about 40,000 employees and in the Philippines 35,000.[6] Accenture's current clients include 89 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500. The international company was first incorporated in Bermuda in 2001.[7] Since September 1, 2009 the company has been incorporated in Ireland.[