Accenture's 59-yr-old CEO steps down after 8 yrs over health reasons
Consulting major Accenture's 59-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pierre Nanterme has stepped down from his position citing health reasons. Nanterme, who held the CEO position since 2011 and also served as Chairman, said in July 2016 that he had surgery for colon cancer. Accenture's Chief Financial Officer David Rowland has been named the interim CEO.