BRIEF-Accenture Appoints Julie Sweet Chief Executive Officer

Accenture PLC: * ACCENTURE APPOINTS JULIE SWEET CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND NAMES DAVID ROWLAND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 2019

* ACCENTURE PLC - SWEET IS CURRENTLY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ACCENTURE'S BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA * ACCENTURE PLC - THERE IS NO CHANGE TO BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR Q4 AND FULL FISCAL YEAR 2019

* ACCENTURE PLC - MARGE MAGNER, CURRENTLY NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF BOARD, WILL RESUME HER ROLE AS LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR * ACCENTURE PLC - DAVID ROWLAND, CURRENTLY INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HAS BEEN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

* ACCENTURE APPOINTS JULIE SWEET CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND NAMES DAVID ROWLAND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 2019 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: