Accenture appoints Rachel Frey as CCO

Accenture (ACN) announced the appointment of Rachel Frey as chief communications officer, a newly created role. Frey reports to Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet and joins Accenture’s Global Management Committee. Her most recent role was Accenture’s global head of Corporate Communications. Frey will oversee internal communications, global media relations, financial communications, public affairs communications and crisis management, leveraging internal and external communications channels to reinforce the value Accenture creates and help bring the company’s strategy to life for its people, investors and communities around the world.