Pierre Nanterme
{{Short description|French business executive (1959–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pierre Nanterme
| image = Pierre-nanterme-accenture-by-bill-cramer.jpg
| caption = Pierre Nanterme in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1959|09|07}}
| birth_place = Lyon, France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|01|31|1959|09|07}}
| death_place = Paris, France
| known_for = Chairman & CEO of Accenture (2011-2019)
| education =
| alma_mater = ESSEC Business School
| children = 1
}}
Pierre Nanterme (7 September 1959{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Pierre+Nanterme+7+septembre+1959&tbm=bks&cshid=1548951907719 |title=Search results |website=www.google.com}} {{Better source needed|date=August 2022}} – 31 January 2019) was a French business executive. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Accenture, a global management consulting and professional services firm.
Early life
Nanterme was born in France in 1959.{{cite news |author=Anna Teo|date=30 March 2013|title=The global Chevalier|work=Business Times|url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=582V-YN61-JCF2-84RK&csi=11432&oc=00240&perma=true|access-date=30 June 2013}} He attended the ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) in Paris and received a master's in management degree in 1981. After graduation, he completed his military service in France.{{cite news |title=How Accenture's new CEO Pierre Nanterme wants to make the company truly global |author=Dibyendu Ganguly |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-17/news/29670008_1_ceo-pierre-nanterme-accenture-outsourcing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912072127/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-17/news/29670008_1_ceo-pierre-nanterme-accenture-outsourcing |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2013 |work=The Economic Times |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=30 June 2013}}
Career at Accenture
In 1983, Nanterme began his career at the consulting firm Accenture (then known as Andersen Consulting). Roles during his early career at the company included acting as head of the banking and finance practice in France. He became a partner at the firm in 1993.{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=27630476&ticker=ACN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606061417/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=27630476&ticker=ACN |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2013 |title=Pierre Nanterme |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=29 April 2013}} Between 1993 and 2005, Nanterme held a number of positions in the firm's financial services practice, including managing director for Europe, Africa, and Latin America, as well as global managing director of the insurance industry group.
In November 2005, Nanterme was appointed the national managing director for Accenture in France. The next year, he joined Accenture's global leadership team and became the company's chief leadership officer, managing its leadership development.{{cite news |title=B20 Working Groups' Contributors |url=http://www.b20businesssummit.com/uploads/Bio_Participants%20B20-2011.pdf |work=B20 Business Summit |date=November 2011 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051252/http://www.b20businesssummit.com/uploads/Bio_Participants%20B20-2011.pdf |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}
In 2007, Nanterme was appointed group chief executive of Accenture's global financial services operating group, which focuses on clients in banking, insurance, and capital markets.{{cite news |title=Un entrepreneur à la tête d'Accenture France |author=Alain Ruello |url=http://www.lesechos.fr/17/11/2005/LesEchos/19542-54-ECH_pierre-nanterme.htm |work=Les Echos |date=17 November 2005 |access-date=30 June 2013}}{{cite news |title=Les nominations du 26 octobre 2010 : acteurs IT |author=Virgile Juhan |url=http://www.journaldunet.com/solutions/emploi-rh/nominations-du-26-octobre-2010/acteurs-it.shtml |work=Journal du Net |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=30 June 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=15176#.UfgLxD5gazN |title=Accenture Names Pierre Nanterme Chief Leadership Officer |date=13 June 2013 |work=WebWire |access-date=30 July 2013}} In October 2010, the company announced that Nanterme would serve as the next chief executive officer of Accenture, at which time he also became a member of the board of directors. He officially took office as CEO on 1 January 2011,{{cite news |title=Pierre Nanterme prendra les rênes d'Accenture en 2011 |author=Cyrille Chausson |url=http://www.lemagit.fr/economie/carriere/2010/10/21/pierre-nanterme-prendra-les-ecirc-nes-rsquo-accenture-2011/?xtor=ES-6 |work=LeMagIT |date=21 October 2010 |access-date=30 June 2013}}{{cite news |title=New Financial Group Chief at Accenture |author=Matthew Monks |url=http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/175_226/new-fin-group-chief-at-accenture-1029053-1.html |work=American Banker |date=24 November 2010 |access-date=30 June 2013}} and in February 2013 took on the additional role of chairman.
On 11 January 2019, Nanterme resigned as chairman and CEO, citing health concerns.{{cite news |title=Accenture Chairman & CEO Pierre Nanterme Steps Down for Health Reasons David Rowland Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer Marge Magner Named Non-Executive Chair |author=Stacey Jones |url=https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/accenture-chairman-and-ceo-pierre-nanterme-steps-down-for-health-reasons.htm |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 January 2019}} He worked in Accenture for a total of 36 years.{{Cite web |url=https://accntu.re/2sZnpqq|title=Accenture Announces Passing of Former Chairman and CEO Pierre Nanterme {{!}} Accenture Newsroom|website=accntu.re|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019}}
Other activities
Nanterme was involved with the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), the largest French employers' association, and served as president of the association's Commission for Economic Affairs and Public Finance from 2005 to 2013. He also served on MEDEF's executive board.
Between 2007 and 2011, Nanterme was chairman of the French consulting association SYNTEC, which has member companies from the engineering, information technology, research, and consulting sectors.{{cite news |title=Hélène Pelosse: a French Agency for Renewable Energy |author=Carole Bellemare |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2009/07/01/04015-20090701ARTFIG00551-helene-pelosse-une-francaise-pour-l-agence-des-energies-renouvelables-.php |work=Le Figaro |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=30 June 2013}}{{cite press release |title=Federation Syntec elects Jean-Luc Placet president |url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=53D9-KRS1-JD3Y-Y0S8&csi=159583&oc=00240&perma=true |publisher=Corporate IT Update |date=26 July 2011 |access-date=5 August 2013}}
Nanterme served on a number of task forces for the B20 Summit, and was a member of the executive board of the B20 Green Growth Action Alliance, which was launched by the World Economic Forum to work on the growing need for private funding in sustainability.{{cite news |title=Accelerating investment in green growth |author=Brindusa Fidenza |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/07/370_114076.html |work=Korea Times |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013}} He also co-chaired the Alliance's Energy Efficiency working group and served as a member of the Economic Policy working group.
In addition to the above roles, Nanterme served on the steering board of the European Commission's European Cloud Partnership, which aims to encourage the public sector to use cloud computing services to create economic growth in Europe.{{cite news |title=INFORMATION SOCIETY : NEW PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST PUBLIC SECTOR USE OF CLOUD SERVICES |author=Manon Malhère |url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=576G-Y841-JDJ2-V273&csi=340455&oc=00240&perma=true |work=Europolitics|date=3 December 2012 |access-date=30 June 2013}}{{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/european-cloud-partnership |title=European Cloud Partnership |work=Digital Agenda for Europe |access-date=29 July 2013}} He also acted as a board member of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, a group of CEOs who form policies to encourage trade between Europe and America.
Recognition
In 2010, Nanterme was awarded the insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honour for his work as a French business leader.
On 11 February 2014, Nanterme was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of President François Hollande at the White House.[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/11/expected-attendees-tonight-s-state-dinner Expected Attendees at Tonight’s State Dinner] Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 11 February 2014.
Health concerns and death
Nanterme was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016. Twenty days after stepping down as CEO, on 31 January 2019, Nanterme died in Paris at the age of 59.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-accenture-ceo-death/accentures-former-ceo-nanterme-dies-idUSKCN1PP1QB?il=0 |title=Accenture's former CEO Nanterme dies |work=Reuters |date=31 January 2019 |access-date=31 January 2019}}
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