Accenture Opens BPO Delivery Center in Bucharest

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global management consulting,
technology services and outsourcing company, has opened a new delivery
center in Bucharest that will provide business process outsourcing
(BPO) services in finance and accounting, human resources and
procurement.
The Bucharest center will complement Accenture's existing global
delivery network of more than 40 delivery centers in more than 20
countries. In Eastern Europe, Accenture already operates delivery
centers in Bratislava, Prague, Riga and Warsaw. These centers provide
a wide array of services in system integration, application
outsourcing, or business process outsourcing.
"Demand continues to be strong for BPO and adding a center in
Bucharest will allow us to provide services to our clients around the
world across a number of industries," said Alasdair Glen, Bucharest
BPO delivery center lead. "We're actively recruiting highly skilled
personnel for our Bucharest center and plan to hire several hundred
people over the next few months."
When fully staffed, the delivery center in Bucharest will employ
up to 1,000 professionals. They will be supported by Accenture's
methods, tools and architectures, which enable the company's global
teams to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions to companies
worldwide. Initially, the Bucharest center will provide human resource
services for Unilever.
Accenture has selected Bucharest among various potential locations
for its large population of motivated professionals who speak multiple
languages and have the right technical skills to meet its client
demands. Over the next three months, Accenture is looking to hire
professionals with skills in HR, finance and procurement.
Accenture's global delivery network is comprised of more than
44,000 people. Through this global delivery network, Accenture is able
to distribute client work to professionals in centers such as
Bucharest to create multi-country teams that leverage the necessary
language skills, time zone advantages, and specialized industry or
technical expertise to best meet the needs of their clients.
"With the opening of new centers in Bucharest and in Warsaw,
coupled with existing centers across Europe and around the globe, we
believe we can provide the right services anywhere they're required,
at any time, and in any language our customers desire," said Jo
Deblaere, a senior executive who heads Accenture's BPO global delivery
network.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process
expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture
can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients
improve their performance. With more than 133,000 people in 48
countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for
the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. Its home page is
www.accenture.com.