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Business Consulting-Based Accenture Appoints Emma Chalwin as CMO

Sep 9, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

Business Consulting-Based Accenture Appoints Emma Chalwin as CMO

Accenture has appointed Emma Chalwin as it's new Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Chalwin will lead the company’s global marketing and communications teams, and report to Chair and CEO Julie Sweet.

SUMMARY

  • Accenture appointed Emma Chalwin as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • She will lead global marketing and communications.
  • Accenture provides technology and AI services worldwide.

Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she served as Chief Marketing Officer and helped build the company’s brand and increase customer demand across global markets. Before Workday, she held senior marketing roles at Salesforce, Adobe, McAfee and Macrovision.

Chalwin brings more than 30 years of global marketing experience. She is known for helping technology companies explain complex innovations in simple and engaging ways while strengthening customer relationships and supporting business growth.

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Chalwin has been recognised as one of the leading marketing executives globally. She has been featured on Forbes’ World’s Most Influential CMOs list, the B2B CMO 100 list, and Chief’s New Era of Leadership list. She is also a member of the Fortune Most Powerful Women network.

"I am delighted to welcome Emma to Accenture," said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture. "Emma is a proven growth leader who understands how to turn breakthrough technologies into compelling client value and commercial impact. As Accenture leads in the reinvention of business through AI, her ability to connect brand, demand and sales will help us bring our innovation and the measurable results we deliver for clients to more organizations around the world."

"Accenture is one of the world's most admired companies, and I am truly honored to build on the legacy of its brand at a time when organizations are reimagining growth in the age of AI," said Chalwin. "This is an extraordinary opportunity to help shape Accenture’s next chapter of reinvention, building market influence, driving demand and deepening client relationships.

About Accenture

Accenture helps businesses transform by building strong digital systems and using AI to create value faster across different industries. The company focuses on helping clients adopt AI safely, and at scale while providing technology solutions that support business growth and innovation.

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