Martin Cole

Marty brings to our board extensive senior leadership experience across a variety of business sectors, including business process outsourcing, cloud computing, and data and analytics. He has worked and led business operations across the globe, including the geographies where we have our major processing centers. Prior to retiring from Accenture in 2014, Marty served as the chief executive of Accenture’s Technology group, with responsibility for the full range of Accenture’s technology consulting and outsourcing solutions and delivery capabilities, including its Global Delivery Network. He led technology innovation, including the Accenture Technology Labs, the Accenture software business, and development of emerging technology solutions, including Cloud, mobility and analytics solutions.

Marty joined Accenture in 1980 and also served as chief executive of Accenture’s Communications, Media & Technology operating group; chief executive of Accenture’s Public Service operating group, with overall responsibility for Accenture’s services to governments and other public-sector entities; and as global managing director of Accenture’s Outsourcing & Infrastructure Delivery group, where he led the development and oversaw the execution of Accenture’s outsourcing strategy. Marty also served as the board chairman for Cloudera when the company went through its IPO and later served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Cloudera shortly after its merger with Hortonworks.

Marty currently serves as a director for Western Digital and Western Union, and two other private equity portfolio companies. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin.