Prior to 1989, the company was the consulting arm of one of the “Big Five” accounting firms, Arthur Andersen. At the time, it was known as Andersen Consulting. In 2001, it adopted the name Accenture, very likely to distance its brand from Arthur Andersen, who abandoned its accounting practice due to the Enron scandal. read more
Meanwhile consolidations and re-naming among the accounting firms continued, and the Big 6 became the Big 5 and then the Big 4. Today, the Big 4 remains and continues to perform consulting as well as accounting, although the practices are separate. Accenture has no direct connection with the Big 4. read more
Accenture is a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. A Fortune Global 500 company, it has been incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, since 1 September 2009. read more
Accenture is a leading global professional services company providing a range of strategy, consulting, digital, technology & operations services and solutions. read more