Accenture elevates Karalee Close to head Talent & Organization division
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES —Outsourcing company Accenture has appointed Karalee Close as the new head of its Talent & Organization practice.
Close will drive the expansion of Accenture’s capabilities in helping clients reinvent their organizations through the powerful combination of technology and talent.
She brings extensive experience in transformations, organizational design, and talent solutions to Accenture.
Prior to joining Accenture, Close spent almost 24 years at the Boston Consulting Group, where she was most recently the Managing Director & Senior Partner, Vice Chair of Tech & Digital.
As a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee, Close will leverage her expertise to help clients achieve sustainable growth by connecting people and technology, accessing and creating new talent pools, and guiding organizations amid rapid technological shifts.
“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,” said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture.
“In this era of rapid technological- and AI-enabled change, companies and societies urgently need to reimagine work, to define new approaches to talent, organization and change, and to take care of people in fundamentally different ways,” said Close.
Accenture ranked #1 in the OA500 2024, an objective index of the world’s top 500 outsourcing companies. This is the second year the company clinched the index’s top spot.
