Accenture

[VelMurugan]

Accenture

Accenture is one tech MNC which has more employees in India than US. The management consulting and IT services provider recently announced that it is planning to add another 28,000 employees in the current financial year.

Globally, the company plans to make 60,000 gross additions to its workforce by August and will be consistently investing in training manpower. The Bermuda-based company was formerly a part of Andersen Consulting, till the company split off from defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen in 1989.

Formerly Andersen Consulting, the company split off from defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen in 1989. Accenture delivery centers for technology and business process outsourcing in India were awarded the BSI BS 25999-2:2007 certification for business continuity from British Standards Institute (BSI) recently.

The company operates 45 delivery centres across five continents with more than 75,000 people. Its India delivery centres are located in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Gurgaon in National Capital Region of Delhi.

It is currently servicing 350 clients, including many of the Fortune 100 companies from India. The company's BPO unit recently said that it is witnessing pricing pressure for certain deals, especially the low-end transactional work.

Source : IndiaTimes