Avanade

Avanade (/ˈævənɑːd/) is a global professional services company providing IT consulting and services focused on the Microsoft platform with artificial intelligence, business analytics, cloud, application services, digital transformation, modern workplace, security services, technology and managed services offerings.[3] Headquartered in Seattle, the company has 36,000 professionals in 24 countries. Avanade serves 34% of the Fortune 500 and 46% of the Fortune Global 500.[4] Avanade operates as a subsidiary of Accenture and was founded as a joint venture with Microsoft.[1] Contents 1 History 1.1 Leadership 1.2 Acquisitions 2 Operations 3 Finances 4 Accolades 5 References 6 External links History Former Avanade logo. Avanade was formed on April 4, 2000, as a joint venture between Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) and Microsoft, and today is majority-owned by Accenture. The companies maintain the Accenture-Avanade-Microsoft alliance to combine Accenture's consulting expertise with Microsoft's scalable cloud and mobile technologies.[5] Avanade and Accenture have been recognized as the Microsoft Alliance Partner of the Year 15 times, most recently in 2019 for the 12th year in a row.[6][7][8] The name Avanade is a portmanteau between avenue and promenade.[9] In March 2020, energy company RWE announced a partnership with Avanade to replace part of its existing IT infrastructure and implement a new Microsoft Azure-based infrastructure and Office 365.[10] Leadership Mitch Hill, a former senior partner at Andersen Consulting, was the founding CEO until August 31, 2008.[11] Adam Warby has held the position from September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2019.[2] On June 6, 2019, Avanade's board of directors appointed Pamela Maynard to succeed Adam Warby as CEO on September 1, 2019.[12] Pamela Maynard has held many leadership roles at Avanade over her tenure, most recently President of Product and Innovation. Acquisitions To date, Avanade has acquired a number of companies to expand offerings and market share.