| Kenneth Corless is the executive director responsible for the majority of Accenture’s business applications and architecture, including overseeing the offshore delivery centers. The application team consists of more than 2,000 people in the United States, Argentina, China, Ireland, Spain, India and the Philippines. In this position, Mr. Corless has driven the organization to greater global consistency, both in application footprint as well as development processes. |
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He is also responsible for managing Accenture’s internal IT cloud computing approach. Mr. Corless has received industry accolades for his exceptional leadership, innovative approaches to business problems and effectively managed IT strategy, including being named to
Computerworld magazine’s 2010 Premier 100 IT Leaders and CIO magazine’s 2009 Ones to Watch list.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Corless served as the Global Technology Consulting Lead for Accenture’s Products Operating Group. Mr. Corless has been with Accenture since 1987 and has worked on a number of large, complex technology consulting and outsourcing engagements including: PepsiCo, Best Buy, Toys”R”Us, Federal Express, Walgreens and Sears. Mr. Corless has extensive experience with transactional systems, web development, technical architecture and offshore development.
Mr. Corless received bachelor’s degrees both in mathematics and management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. He lives with his wife and four children in South Barrington, Illinois. Outside his busy family life, he enjoys most sports, gadgets and reading.