Philippe Chauffard Managing Director , Accenture Intelligent Cloud Infrastructure
Chauffard emphasises that agility and flexibility are essential if companies wish to survive and thrive within their ecosystems . “ The idea of the ecosystem is essential to this new cloud economy ,” he explains . “ Every company is part of an ecosystem between customers , partners , collaborators and so on . The pressing question is how to use cloud to become a central piece of your ecosystem , and then use that ecosystem to deliver the most innovative possible services to your customers . This is even more strategic and important for Accenture . We are a people , services and transformation company ,
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Philippe Chauffard Managing Director , Accenture Intelligent Cloud Infrastructure
Philippe Chauffard is the Managing Director responsible for Accenture ’ s Cloud and Infrastructure Services in Europe . Philippe is responsible for both consulting and outsourcing sales , and transformation delivery across cloud and infrastructure . Prior to this role , Philippe led Infrastructure Services for Financial Services for Europe and Latin America . During his 30-year career at Accenture , Philippe has focused on architecting , delivering and operating large-scale infrastructure solutions for multinational clients . He has extensive cloud and infrastructure experience , ranging from strategy to transformation , migration and operations . Philippe has worked across all industries in Europe , with a primary focus on Communications and Financial Services . He has worked for clients in Europe , North America , Asia , the Middle East and Africa . He holds a Master of Science degree in Physics from Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne , Switzerland . Philippe is based in Accenture ’ s Sophia Antipolis office in France .
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