Accenture to up India headcount to 50,000 in a year

MUMBAI: Global IT major Accenture said on Tuesday that it expects to increase its India headcount to 50,000, from the present 37,000, within a year.

"We are looking at India headcount to be about 50,000 in a year," Accenture Chairman & CEO William D Green told reporters here.

Globally, the company plans to make 60,000 gross additions to its workforce by August been consistently investing in training manpower.

"We had spent $ 780 million globally to train people and are not facing talent woes...we are a big human capital company and all we need is good raw material," Green said.

On India business he said, Accenture aspires to build a good consulting business here and sees opportunities in financial services and government businesses.

The company operates 45 delivery centres across five continents with more than 75,000 people. Its India delivery centres are located in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Gurgaon in National Capital Region of Delhi.

It is currently servicing 350 clients, including many of the Fortune 100 companies from India.

Green said that outsourcing will continue to follow the natural course of reaching to sources of expertise.

He underlined areas of merger integration, supply chain, human performance and operating models where Accenture holds a competitive edge for India business.

It may be noted that the senior management of Accenture is in India for the first time to hold a board meeting here.