Accenture plc Announces Appointment of Emma Chalwin as Chief Marketing Officer, Effective October 1, 2026

Accenture plc announced the appointment of Emma Chalwin as Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Chalwin will oversee the global marketing and communications organizations and report to Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday Inc., where she was Chief Marketing Officer with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world. Prior to Workday, she held senior marketing leadership roles at Salesforce, Adobe, McAfee, and Macrovision. Chalwin brings more than 30 years of global marketing leadership experience and is recognized for helping organizations translate complex technology innovation into compelling market narratives that strengthen customer engagement, build market relevance and drive sustainable growth through periods of significant business and technology change. Chalwin has been recognized among the world's leading marketing executives, including Forbes' World's Most Influential CMOs list. She has also been included on the B2B CMO 100 and Chief's New Era of Leadership lists and is a member of the Fortune Most Powerful Women network.