Accenture

History

YearDetail
1951 The company was founded.
1955 Expansion outside of the U.S.
1962 The firm expands into Asia with the opening of an office in Tokyo.
1970 Houston office develops Administrative Services FIN-PAC.
1985 First delivery center opens in Philippines.
1992 First Global Management Council formed.
2000 Joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft.
2001 Accenture launches its new name on January 1.
2005 Accenture acquires Cap Gemini's North American health business.
2007 Accenture acquires George Group.
2010 Accenture acquires Ariba's sourcing services and business process outsourcing assets.
2011 Accenture acquires Duck Creek and Zenta.
2015 Accenture acquires Agilex Technologies and PacificLink Group.
2016 Amadeus acquires Navitaire from Accenture.
2021 Accenture Federal Services acquires Novetta and umlaut.
2023 Accenture and AWS collaborate to help clients accelerate adoption of Amazon Q’s advanced Generative AI technology.
2024 Accenture acquires Axis Corporate.