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Accenture Ltd.

Accenture is a global management consulting, outsourcing and technology services company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. Founded in 1989 as Andersen Consulting

The company divides its practices into five main operating groups — communications and high technology, financial services, public service, products, and resources — that encompass more than 15 industries. Accenture, which is domiciled in Bermuda in Hamilton, also company have major offices in the world's leading business centers, including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo, operates from more than 150 locations in about 50 countries. With approximately 170,000 people, the company generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. Accenture is one of the largest computer services and software companies on the Fortune Global 500 list. List on NYSE: ACN(Common Stock), Berlin Stock Exchange: ACN.BE, Frankfurt Stock Exchange: ACN.F, Munich Stock Exchange: ACN.MU, XETRA Level 1: ACN.DE. ISIN: BMG1150G1116 (ISIN - International Securities Identification Number).

Its management consulting services include customer relationship management; finance and performance management, which develops financial transaction processing, risk management, and business performance reporting solutions; human performance that works with clients on talent management, workforce, and organizational issues; strategy service line, which helps clients turn insights into results at the enterprise and business-unit level; and supply chain management.

The company also provides various system integration and technology consulting services, such as enterprise solutions and enterprise resource planning, industry and functional solutions, service-oriented architecture, complex solution architecture, mobility solutions, Microsoft solutions, IT strategy and transformation, information management services, enterprise architecture, infrastructure consulting services, research and development, and e-commerce solutions.

In addition, Accenture offers business process outsourcing services in the areas of finance and accounting, human resources, learning, procurement, and customer contact.Application outsourcing services comprising application testing, application management of enterprise-wide software programs and capacity services, and application enhancement and development for individual or multiple applications, as well as application portfolio rationalization and consolidation; and infrastructure outsourcing services, including IT spend management, data server and multi-function services, service desk, security services, communications services, and workplace services. The company primarily serves the communications, electronics, high technology, media, and entertainment industries worldwide.

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Board of Directors

William D. Green - Chairman & CEO Accenture. William D. Green is the chairman & CEO of Accenture. In addition to chairing the board of directors, he is responsible for managing the company, formulating and executing long-term strategies, and for all interactions with clients, employees, investors and other stakeholders. Mr. Green is Accenture's primary decision maker and policy maker, setting the tone for the company's values, ethics and culture. He has served on Accenture's board of directors since its inception in 2001.

Non-Management Directors:

Sir Mark Moody-Stuart - Chairman of Anglo American plc. Mark Moody-Stuart, a member of Accenture's board of directors since October 2001, is chairman of Anglo American plc, a global mining and natural resources company. Mark Moody-Stuart was born in Antigua, West Indies. He and his wife Judy have been married for more than 40 years. They have three sons and a daughter. All family members are keen sailors.

Dina Dublon - Former Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Member of Accenture's board of directors since October 2001, was chief financial officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.—responsible for the company's financial management, acquisitions, corporate treasury and investor relations—until her retirement from the company in 2004. Born in Brazil, Ms. Dublon holds a B.A. in economics and mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an M.S. from the Business School at Carnegie Mellon University.

Dennis F. Hightower - Former Chief Executive Officer of Europe Online Networks S.A. Member of Accenture's board of directors since November 2003, is a retired business executive who has had distinguished careers in both the private and public sectors, including more than 30 years of experience in global marketing, strategic planning, operations and international general management. In addition to serving on Accenture's board of directors, Mr. Hightower also a member of the boards of Domino's Inc.; Northwest Airlines Corp.; and The TJX Companies Inc. He is also a member of the board of trustees of Casey Family Programs.

Nobuyuki Idei - Chief Corporate Advisor. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation.

William L. Kimsey - Former Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young Global, Ltd. Member of Accenture's board of directors since November 2003, was formerly chief executive officer of Ernst & Young Global, a position he held from 1998 until his retirement from the company in 2002.

Robert I. Lipp - Senior Advisor JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Marjorie Magner - Former Chairman & CEO of Citigroup Global Consumer Group. member of Accenture's board of directors since February 2006, was until September 2005 Chairman & CEO of the Global Consumer Group at Citigroup, responsible for the company's operations serving consumers through retail banking, cards and consumer finance, as well as for finance, credit and other staff functions.

Blythe J. McGarvie - President Leadership for International Finance, LLC.

Wulf von Schimmelmann - Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Postbank AG. A member of Accenture's board of directors since October 2001, is CEO of Deutsche Postbank AG, Germany’s largest independent retail bank and among the largest commercial banks in the German market. He is also a member of the board of directors of Deutsche Post World Net Group.

Accenture Alliances

At Accenture, alliances are essential to our No. 1 goal — helping our clients innovate to become high-performance businesses. Accenture extends company technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance network of more than 150 market leaders and innovators, to provide company clients the best specialized skills and tailored solutions.

You can find more information about Accenture Ltd.on  http://www.accenture.com/

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