Accenture Names Christian Marchetti Managing Director Accenture HR Services

NEW YORK; Sept. 6, 2005 Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that Christian Marchetti has been named managing director of Accenture HR
Services, the companys human resources (HR) outsourcing business. Mr. Marchetti succeeds David Clinton, who assumes a senior client-facing role in Accentures Financial Services Operating Group.

In addition to managing Accenture HR Services, Mr. Marchetti is responsible for setting its strategic course and working with Accentures Outsourcing & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) leadership team to shape the direction of this expanding business. Accenture HR Services, established in 2002, provides outsourced HR solutions to more than 50 clients worldwide through
13 delivery centers in 9 countries

Mr. Marchetti, 44, is based in France. Until recently, he was a client partner in Accentures Resources Operating Group. During his 20-year career at Accenture, he has played a leading role in growing Accentures outsourcing business in Western Europe and has developed expertise in both the sales and delivery of finance and accounting and HR outsourcing. Mr.
Marchetti reports to Joellin Comerford, Accentures group chief executive Outsourcing & BPO.

Christian is an accomplished executive, with a proven track record of helping clients leverage outsourcing solutions to improve business performance, said Ms. Comerford. His hands-on experiences, coupled with his knowledge of the growing European market, make him an ideal professional to further extend Accentures leadership in HR outsourcing and the overall BPO market. We are also pleased that David Clinton will be focusing on client-relationships, the heart-blood of our business and success.

Mr. Marchetti said, Clients are increasingly demanding solutions that not only cut operational costs and improve performance but also capitalize upon the synergies that exist across multiple business functions. I look forward to exploring new ways to leverage Accentures global delivery capability to deliver greater benefits to our clients and to help create new services that bridge multiple processes.

Mr. Marchetti holds a degree in Statistical Engineering and Economics from Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de lAdministration Economique. He joined Accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 2000.