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Juli Svit is an expert in innovations, influence of technologies on business, social integration.
Biography
Education
Juli Svit received degree of the bachelor of the humanities in Claremont McKenna College in California and degree of the doctor of jurisprudence, having graduated from law department of Columbia University.
Career
2000-2010: Work in Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Within 10 years was a partner in corporate department of Cravath law firm, Swaine & Moore LLP.
2010: Arrival to Accenture
In 2010 Juli Svit joined Accenture.
2019: Appointment of Accenture as the head
On July 11, 2019 Juli Svit (51 years) was appointed the new CEO of Accenture instead of Pierre Nanterm who died several months before.
Before heading Accenture, Svit directed North American office — the largest division of which about 50% of revenues of the company are the share. She will officially head Accenture at the beginning of September, 2019. After taking office of the CEO Juli Svit will join the companies the board.
Juli is that person who can conduct Accenture in the future, considering her sure management of our business and the checked capability to achieve results in our largest market — the acting as the CEO of Accenture David Rowland said. |
Before Pierre Nanterm's leaving Rowland was the chief financial officer of Accenture. It will remain the chairman of the board of directors of the company, will be Juli Svit's adviser and is going to take part in development of long-term business strategy of Accenture.
During operating time in Accenture Juli Svit replaced several positions. She was the general counsel, the secretary, the inspector of internal control, the chief adviser of the top management and Board of Directors. Besides, she actively participated in strategy implementation in the field of merges and company takeovers. Accenture concluded many large and difficult deals with direct participation of Svit.[1]
Juli Svit became the fifth CEO of Accenture after entry of the company into the exchange and the first woman on this post. Svit noted that the consulting giant aims at a gender variety, and by July, 2019 from 500 thousand employees of Accenture of 43% are women.
As of July, 2019 Juli Svit is also included into Board of Directors of Catalyst, is a member of executive council of TechNet, the member of Business Roundtable and group of chief executive officers of large American corporations.
Family
By July, 2019 Juli Svit is in defects. With the husband she brings up two daughters.