Avanade Appoints Accenture Group CEO-Technology Karthik Narain As Board Chair; Succeeds Emma McGuigan
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Avanade, a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, has appointed Karthik Narain, Accenture Group CEO-Technology, as its new Board Chair. Narain succeeds Emma McGuigan.
September 18, 2023 | 1:16 pm
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Accenture's Group CEO-Technology, Karthik Narain, has been appointed as the new Board Chair of Avanade, a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft.
As Karthik Narain is a high-ranking executive at Accenture, his appointment as Board Chair of Avanade could influence Accenture's strategic direction with the joint venture. However, it's unclear how this change will directly impact Accenture's stock in the short term.
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