“A CHRO needs to be a business person before they’re an HR person.”
—Jill Smart, former CHRO, Accenture
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Of the top 10 companies where current CHROs and CPOs worked prior to holding the top role, four—including Accenture—are consulting firms.
Why Accenture is an incubator for top HR talent
Work experiences at Accenture and Walmart helped shape Jacqui Canney’s strategic and values-driven approach to HR.
Many of Jill Smart’s former HR employees at Accenture have gone on to hold CHRO and CPO roles at companies like PepsiCo and McKesson.
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Jill Smart, former CHRO, Accenture
Jacqui Canney, formerly Accenture and Walmart, now CPO, ServiceNow
