Andy Rowlands

Corporate Communications Director - Emea @Accenture

Lead market corporate communications activities for Accenture across Europe, Middle East & Africa. Support whole spectrum of Accenture\'s business, with a particular focus on technology, industries and positioning Accenture as a responsible business and leading employer. Responsibilities include development of newsworthy content, managing flow and tailoring global content, aligning priority business themes with news agenda, managing crisis and issues, leading in-house PR team and external agencies and working with expert stakeholders to boost their reputation and profile. From 20••••19 I was responsible for maximising Accenture UK\'s external corporate partnerships with the CBI, techUK, Critical Eye, Management Today and Business in the Community. This included planning and activating Accenture\'s sponsorship of the CBI Annual Conference - one of the highest profile UK business events of the year. Also worked on noteworthy global events including the World Economic Forum in Davos, COP26 in Glasgow and the Global Investment Summit in London. In 2022 I took over leadership of Accenture\'s European media relations team. Working with PR colleagues in 15+ countries to align priorities, share best practice, support local teams and work with senior European leadership.