Type: Public
On the web: http://www.accenture.com
Employees: 236,000
Employee growth: 15.7%

For Accenture, the accent is on helping businesses improve their performance. The world's largest consulting firm, Accenture offers management consulting, information technology and systems integration, and business process outsourcing (BPO) services to customers around the globe. The company divides its practices into five main operating groups -- Communications and High Technology, Financial Services, Public Service, Products, and Resources -- that encompass more than 15 industries. Accenture, which is domiciled in Dublin but headquartered in New York, operates from more than 200 locations in about 55 countries.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending August, 2011:
Sales: $27,352.9M
One year growth: 18.4%
Net income: $2,277.7M
Income growth: 27.9%

Officers:
Chairman: William D. (Bill) Green
CFO: Pamela J. (Pam) Craig
CTO and Managing Director, Technology: Donald J. (Don) Rippert

Competitors:
Deloitte Consulting
HP Enterprise Services
IBM

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