Accenture Appoints Laura Gurski to Lead Customer & Channels Consulting Practice for the Automotive, Consumer Goods, Industria...
February 09 2017 - 6:57AM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced the appointment of Laura
Gurski as Senior Managing Director, Products – effective
immediately. As the head of Accenture’s Customer and Channels
Consulting Practice for Products, Ms. Gurski will oversee the
development and delivery of marketing, customer service, commerce
and sales transformation services.
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Her key focus will be to help clients define their digital
strategies, make insight-driven decisions and deliver the right
experience, the right content, the right brand and the right
products to their customers, in a new era of
hyper-personalization.
Ms. Gurski joins Accenture from A.T. Kearney and brings more
than 20 years’ consulting experience at the firm. In her most
recent role, she led its services and industry practices,
overseeing 3,500 consultants. Previously, she was head of the
company’s global Consumer Products & Retail practice, where she
focused on driving profitability through growth strategy and
organization transformation.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Gurski held senior positions in brand
management, merchant and product marketing.
“We continue to focus on hiring and nurturing the very best
talent to help our clients compete in today’s digital world,” said
Sander van’t Noordende, Group Chief Executive – Products. “Laura
brings vast industry knowledge and experience to Accenture and I am
thrilled to welcome her to our senior leadership team, helping us
deliver a compelling customer experience for automotive, consumer
goods, industrial, life sciences, retail and travel clients.”
Commenting on her new role, Gurski said: “Digital technologies
have disrupted our clients' businesses. As their customers move
throughout their day, their needs and behaviors are driving a new
set of expectations. This is shaping a whole new ecosystem for
companies and how they meet the needs of their customers. I have
long admired Accenture and am looking forward to helping clients
transform their marketing and sales function, achieve consumer
intimacy through digital, and develop innovative solutions for the
digital world.”
In 2011, Ms. Gurski was recognized by Consulting magazine as one
of the Top 25 industry Consultants for her service to clients. She
is a member of the Chicago Network, Executives' Club of Chicago and
Women's Leadership program.
About Accenture
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is a leading global professional services
company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in
strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining
unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40
industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s
largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of
business and technology to help clients improve their performance
and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With
approximately 394,000 people serving clients in more than 120
countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world
works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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