Accenture appointed Pradeep Prabhala as lead of its India Market Unit from September

• 22 Jul 2026
• TM Team
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Accenture has appointed Pradeep Prabhala as lead of its India Market Unit, effective 1 September 2026, as the company strengthens its leadership team in one of its key growth markets.

In his new role, Prabhala will work with clients across India to help them leverage data and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate growth, improve productivity and build more agile businesses. He will also support global organisations in establishing Global Capability Centres (GCCs) as drivers of innovation, business transformation and operational resilience.

Announcing the appointment, Arundhati Chakraborty, Global Lead – Finance & Global Capability Centres and Executive Sponsor – India Market Unit, Accenture, said, "India is a strategic market for Accenture, and we are focused on accelerating growth here. As clients deepen their focus on technology-led reinvention and unlocking new value from data and AI, we see tremendous opportunity to help them lead. Pradeep's extensive experience across industries and global markets makes him ideally positioned to drive this growth, and we are thrilled to welcome him to Accenture."

Prabhala brings more than two decades of consulting and business transformation experience across artificial intelligence, digital transformation, supply chain, mergers and acquisitions, sustainability and commercial strategy.

Before joining Accenture, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led the firm's Consumer practice in India and its Agriculture practice across Asia. Earlier, he spent nearly a decade at Monitor Deloitte, advising organisations on growth strategy, market expansion and business building across multiple geographies.

He began his career at Hindustan Unilever, where he was part of the founding team that established the company's modern trade business in India.

Beyond his corporate leadership experience, Prabhala is an early-stage investor in AI, enterprise software and deep technology companies in India and the United States. He has also been named an incoming Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellow and Salzburg Fellow.

The appointment reflects Accenture's continued investment in leadership, talent and AI-led capabilities as demand for digital transformation, data-driven decision-making and Global Capability Centres continues to grow across the Indian market.