Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2022

Accenture plc

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-34448

98-0627530

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1 Grand Canal Square

Grand Canal Harbour

Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (353) (1) 646-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0000225 per share	ACN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2022, Accenture plc (“Accenture”) issued a news release announcing that Leo Framil, who currently serves as Accenture’s market unit lead for Latin America, has been appointed as Accenture’s chief executive officer – Growth Markets, effective September 1, 2022. Mr. Framil succeeds Gianfranco Casati, who will continue in the position until September 1, 2022. Mr. Casati will then step down as chief executive officer – Growth Markets and from Accenture’s Global Management Committee and become chairman – Growth Markets, continuing to serve clients and working closely with account teams. A copy of Accenture’s news release is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

On July 13, 2022, the Board of Directors of Accenture also appointed Melissa Burgum to the role of Accenture’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 1, 2022, in addition to continuing her current role as Accenture’s Corporate Controller. Ms. Burgum succeeds Richard Clark, who has been Accenture’s Chief Accounting Officer since 2013 and will continue in the position until September 1, 2022. Mr. Clark will remain part of Accenture’s Global Management Committee as Accenture’s Chief Transformation Officer – Business Enablement.

Ms. Burgum, 50, has been Accenture’s Corporate Controller since September 2021. Prior to assuming her current role, Ms. Burgum served as Accenture’s Assistant Corporate Controller from December 2016 to September 2021 and as Controller for Accenture Federal Services from May 2013 to December 2016. Previously, Ms. Burgum held controllership roles at two public companies and was an auditor and consultant for Arthur Andersen. Ms. Burgum has been with Accenture for 9 years.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.			Description
99			News Release of Accenture, dated July 14, 2022
104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.