Accenture Appoints Karalee Close as Global Talent & Organization Lead to Help Power Clients’ Reinvention with Technology and Talent

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed industry leader Karalee Close to lead Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice and join the company’s Global Management Committee, effective immediately.

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Karalee Close, Global Talent & Organization Lead, Accenture (Photo: Business Wire)

In this global role, Close will lead and expand Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice, which helps companies and their leaders fuel sustainable growth by connecting people and technology to unlock human ingenuity; finding ways to access, create and unlock new talent; and designing an organization built to thrive amid change. She will lead Accenture’s vision for talent, organization and change agendas across the company’s full range of capabilities and its ecosystem partners and continue to develop assets and offerings to help clients reimagine their workforces, prepare workers with the skills today’s tech revolution requires, and ultimately drive enterprise-wide change with people at the center.

“Talent is the number-one agenda item for CEOs, and as our clients reinvent their organizations with technology, data and AI, they need to not only build their digital cores and change their processes but also, critically, develop new ways of working and reskill and upskill their people,” said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture. “Karalee brings significant experience in transformations, organization and people, and design, skilling and change solutions that will help us continue to expand our practice and capabilities and drive 360-degree value for our clients. We are thrilled to welcome her to Accenture and our Global Management Committee.”

Close is a respected and innovative leader whose career spans more than two decades of senior regional and global leadership roles while based in Toronto, Paris and London. She brings deep expertise in strategy, technology, people, change and organization, and digital & AI transformation services across global industries and markets, coupled with a highly successful track record of CEO advisory relationships. Most recently, Close was Managing Director & Senior Partner and served as Vice Chair, Tech & Digital at The Boston Consulting Group. She has an accomplished history in helping clients change their organization, operating model and skills to fully maximize benefits of technology deployments. Close is an active supporter of DE&I, women in technology and new ways of working. Prior to joining the Boston Consulting Group, Close held senior management positions in corporate planning and information systems in healthcare.