Accenture appoints industry lead for UK, Ireland and Africa

Accenture has appointed Will Pritchett as its new insurance industry lead for the UK, Ireland and Africa market.

In his new role, Pritchett will oversee acquisitions and client work and help drive innovation across technology, operations and digital reinvention.

For the last 12 months, Pritchett has led Accenture’s life, pensions and investments portfolio across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), helping clients navigate complex industry challenges.

He will retain his current role as alongside his new position.

Experience

The appointee has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Firms he has worked at include RSA, where he was programme director for personal lines for two years.

After this, he served as managing director of insurance at Accenture, before leaving the firm to be a partner at KPMG.

He then served as chief operating officer at Royal London before returning to Accenture last year.