Jo Deblaere is Accenture’s chief operating officer, responsible for leading the company’s business and geographic operations globally and for executing Accenture’s business strategy and ensuring operational excellence company-wide. He is also a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee.
Prior to becoming COO in September 2009, Mr. Deblaere was chief operating officer of Accenture’s outsourcing business globally, a position he held since 2006. In this role he was instrumental in driving operational excellence across Accenture’s $9 billion outsourcing business and in leading Accenture’s outsourcing industrializationagenda.
From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Deblaere led Accenture’s global network of business process outsourcing delivery centers. From 2000 to 2005 he had overall responsibility for Accenture’s work with public-sector clients in Western Europe. Earlier in his career, he worked with numerous clients in a variety of industries including automotive, metals, energy, chemicals, media and entertainment, and public service.
Mr. Deblaere joined Accenture in 1985 and became a partner in 1996. He holds a degree in business administration and information management from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Mr. Deblaere is based in Brussels.