New York, USA - May 8, 2014, New York, USA - Accenture, an outsourcing company, announced that it has appointed Stephen J. Rohleder to the newly created position of group chief executive of North America.
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In the newly created position, Mr. Rohleder will oversee Accenture's business in the United States, the company's largest market, as well as Canada.
Mr. Rohleder is a 33-year veteran of the company and has served as Accenture's chief operating officer. He has held the position of group chief executive of the company's Health & Public Service operating group. He is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.
At the same time, the company has named Daniel T. London to succeed Mr. Rohleder as group chief executive of the company's Health & Public Service operating group. These changes are effective June 1, 2014.
Mr. London is currently senior managing director for Health & Public Service in North America, with overall responsibility for serving government departments and agencies at the federal, state, local and provincial levels, as well as healthcare payers and providers.
Mr. London has held a variety of leadership roles during his 28-year career with Accenture with significant experience serving clients across many industries and geographies.
Before assuming his current role, he was managing director of Accenture's Finance & Performance Management global service line, working with clients on major transformational change programs. In his new role, he will join Accenture's Global Management Committee.
The company also announced that Jorge Benitez will step down on June 1, 2014 as chief executive, United States, and senior managing director for North America and retire from the company on August 31, 2014.
Before assuming his current role, Mr. Benitez served for five years as chief operating officer of Accenture's Products operating group, with responsibility for executing the group's business strategy and ensuring operational excellence across a wide range of consumer-relevant industries.
Mr. Benitez was named among the 100 CEO Leaders in STEM, and he was recognized with a CEO Leadership in Action Award. Hispanic Magazine also named him to its "Top 25 Corporate Elite". ■