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Proposing article updates[edit]

Hi there, I'm here to make suggestions to improve this article, which has been edited a handful of times since it was created in July. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here on behalf of Julie Sweet's employer, Accenture, through my work at Beutler Ink.

I've put the updates into my userspace here: User:16912_Rhiannon/Julie_Sweet. You can also see the changes compared with the current article, in this diff. Since there are a few different changes, I'm happy to work through this piece-by-piece. However, since the live article is rather short and serves as the foundation for my proposed draft, I'm happy to work should editors want to review it in its entirety. Should editors prefer to go piece-by-piece, I recommend we start with the infobox.

Edit request: Infobox[edit]

For the infobox, I'm asking for a few small updates:

  • Birth date: Update to make it a bit more specific; she was born in 1967, not 1968, so the live infobox is incorrect. Since no sources state her date of birth, I've used Template:Birth based on age as of date.
  • Nationality: Add American
  • Alma mater: Update to include Columbia Law School in addition to Claremont McKenna College
Infobox
Julie Sweet
Born1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationCEO of Accenture
Board member of
  • Business Roundtable
  • Catalyst
  • TechNet Executive Council
  • Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
[2]
Markup

{{Infobox person
| name = Julie Sweet
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|52|2019|10|29}}<ref name="10-K-2019">{{cite web |title=Form 10-K |work=[[Securities and Exchange Commission]] |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737319000339/acn831201910k.htm |date=October 29, 2019 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
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| nationality = [[American]]
| religion =
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| education =
| alma mater = {{Unbulleted list|[[Claremont McKenna College]]|[[Columbia Law School]]}}
| occupation = CEO of [[Accenture]]
| title =
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| spouse =
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| boards = {{Flatlist|
* [[Business Roundtable]]
* [[Catalyst (nonprofit organization)|Catalyst]]
* TechNet Executive Council
* Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
}}<ref name="World Economic Forum">{{cite web |title=Julie Sweet |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/julie-sweet |website=World Economic Forum |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref>

}}

Due to my COI, I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. Dormskirk, perhaps you can look at this? You have reviewed requests for Accenture, so I wonder if this might be an area of interest for you as well? Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 02:32, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Form 10-K". Securities and Exchange Commission. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Julie Sweet". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 08:05, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dormskirk: Thanks so much for this! If you'd be interested to help with other updates for this article, I've posted my draft for a Career section below. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Career[edit]

I'm asking editors to consider adding a Career section to this article to highlight the important aspects of Mrs. Sweet's career that have been the topic of coverage in independent sources. I've put the updates into my user space here, but I will also include on this discussion page alongside the markup.

My draft includes the following:

  • Additional detail on Mrs. Sweet's time at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
  • Her work and initiatives at Accenture
  • Other board service
  • Brief mention of high-profile recognition
Career
Career

Prior to Sweet's work at Accenture, she was an attorney at law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.[1][2] She worked at the firm for 17 years and was partner for 10.[3][4] Sweet was the ninth woman ever to make partner at the firm.[1] She worked on financing, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counsel.[5]

Accenture recruited Sweet as general counsel in 2010.[1] In 2015, she became CEO of Accenture's North America business, the company's largest market.[1] Since early in her career at Accenture, she served on the company's global management committee. Alongside then-CEO Pierre Nanterme, Sweet developed Accenture's mergers and acquisitions strategy.[6]

Accenture named Sweet its CEO effective September 2019, the first woman to hold that position.[7][8] She replaced interim CEO David Rowland.[8] At the time of her appointment, she was one of 27 women leading companies in the S&P 500[1] and the 15th female CEO of all Fortune Global 500 companies.[9]

Sweet has advocated for diversity, inclusion,[1] and workplace gender parity.[8] Sweet supports Accenture's goal to have a staff equally represented by men and women by 2025; as of 2019, 42 percent of Accenture's staff was female.[10] Sweet was named a top CEO for diversity by the website Comparably in 2019.[11] Sweet has called for addressing the skills gap in the U.S. and supported the national apprenticeship movement.[12] She participated in The New York Times's New Rules Summit.[13]

In addition to her work at Accenture, Sweet served on the boards for Catalyst, a non-profit, and TechNet Executive Council, a network that promotes growth, as of 2019.[8]

The New York Times called Sweet "one of the most powerful women in corporate America" in 2019.[13] Fortune listed her as one of the "Most Powerful Women" in 2016, 2017, 2018,[4] and 2019; in 2019, she ranked No. 9.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gelles, David. "Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Accenture Taps Ex-Cravath Partner As New CEO". Law360. July 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Abadi, Mark (January 4, 2019). "The CEO of a consulting firm says if 'you can see your future' at work, you may not be in the right career". Business Insider. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Horswill, Ian (July 12, 2019). "Julie Sweet named first female CEO of Accenture". CEO Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Accenture names Julie Sweet chief executive officer". Consulting.us. July 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Prang, Allison. "Accenture Picks Julie Sweet as Chief Executive". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Accenture names Julie Sweet as CEO". Reuters. July 11, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d Aliaj, Ortenca. "Accenture promotes North America boss to global CEO". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. ^ Hinchliffe, Emma (July 22, 2019). "Women Lead Only 2.8% of Fortune Global 500 Companies". Fortune. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Dantes, Damanick (January 8, 2019). "Accenture CEO: Diversity and Inclusion Start From Within". Fortune. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Brown, Dalvin (June 25, 2019). "Who are the best CEOs for minority workers? Heads of Intuit, T-Mobile, Google rank high". USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Murray, Alan (July 11, 2019). "Accenture Names a New CEO: Julie Sweet". Fortune. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Gelles, David. "Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. ^ McCoy, Daniel; Lambert, Ryan (September 24, 2019). "Microsoft, Boeing execs land on Fortune list of most powerful women". Biz Women. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
Markup

== Career ==
Prior to Sweet's work at Accenture, she was an attorney at law firm [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore|Cravath, Swaine & Moore]].<ref name=Gelles19>{{cite web |last1=Gelles |first1=David |title=Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/business/julie-sweet-accenture-ceo.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=Law360>{{cite news |title=Accenture Taps Ex-Cravath Partner As New CEO |work=[[Law360]] |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1177615/accenture-taps-ex-cravath-partner-as-new-ceo |date=July 11, 2019 |accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> She worked at the firm for 17 years and was partner for 10.<ref name=Abadi19>{{cite news |title=The CEO of a consulting firm says if 'you can see your future' at work, you may not be in the right career |last1=Abadi |first1=Mark |work=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/accenture-julie-sweet-switch-careers-2019-1 |date=January 4, 2019 |accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=CEOMag>{{cite news |title=Julie Sweet named first female CEO of Accenture |last1=Horswill |first1=Ian |work=CEO Magazine |url=https://www.theceomagazine.com/business/articles/julie-sweet-first-female-ceo-accenture/ |date=July 12, 2019 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> Sweet was the ninth woman ever to make partner at the firm.<ref name=Gelles19/> She worked on financing, [[mergers and acquisitions]], and general corporate counsel.<ref name="Consulting.us19">{{cite news |title=Accenture names Julie Sweet chief executive officer |work=Consulting.us |url=https://www.consulting.us/news/2552/accenture-appoints-julie-sweet-as-chief-executive-officer |date=July 15, 2019 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref>

Accenture recruited Sweet as general counsel in 2010.<ref name=Gelles19/> In 2015, she became CEO of Accenture's North America business, the company's largest market.<ref name=Gelles19/> Since early in her career at Accenture, she served on the company's global management committee. Alongside then-CEO [[Pierre Nanterme]], Sweet developed Accenture's mergers and acquisitions strategy.<ref name="WSJ July 2019">{{cite web |last1=Prang |first1=Allison |title=Accenture Picks Julie Sweet as Chief Executive |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/accenture-chooses-new-chief-executive-11562876160 |website=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref>

Accenture named Sweet its CEO effective September 2019, the first woman to hold that position.<ref name=Reuters19>{{cite news |title=Accenture names Julie Sweet as CEO |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/article/accenture-names-julie-sweet-as-ceo-20190711-00978 |date=July 11, 2019 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="FT July 2019">{{cite web |last1=Aliaj |first1=Ortenca |title=Accenture promotes North America boss to global CEO |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c87616c4-a3fc-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d |website=Financial Times |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> She replaced interim CEO David Rowland.<ref name="FT July 2019"/> At the time of her appointment, she was one of 27 women leading companies in the [[S&P 500]]<ref name=Gelles19/> and the 15th female CEO of all [[Fortune Global 500]] companies.<ref name=Hinchliffe19>{{cite news |title=Women Lead Only 2.8% of Fortune Global 500 Companies |last1=Hinchliffe |first1=Emma |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=https://fortune.com/2019/07/22/women-lead-only-2-8-of-fortune-global-500-companies-the-broadsheet/ |date=July 22, 2019 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref>

Sweet has advocated for diversity, inclusion,<ref name=Gelles19/> and workplace gender parity.<ref name="FT July 2019"/> Sweet supports Accenture's goal to have a staff equally represented by men and women by 2025; as of 2019, 42 percent of Accenture's staff was female.<ref name=Dantes19>{{cite news |title=Accenture CEO: Diversity and Inclusion Start From Within |last1=Dantes |first1=Damanick |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=https://fortune.com/2019/01/08/accenture-ceo-julie-sweet-ceo-initiative/ |date=January 8, 2019 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> Sweet was named a top CEO for diversity by the website Comparably in 2019.<ref name=Brown19>{{cite news |title=Who are the best CEOs for minority workers? Heads of Intuit, T-Mobile, Google rank high |last1=Brown |first1=Dalvin |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/06/25/t-mobile-google-fedex-intuit-among-best-encouraging-diversity/1509253001/ |date=June 25, 2019 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> Sweet has called for addressing the skills gap in the U.S. and supported the national apprenticeship movement.<ref name=Murray19>{{cite news |title=Accenture Names a New CEO: Julie Sweet |last1=Murray |first1=Alan |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=https://fortune.com/2019/07/11/accenture-new-ceo-julie-sweet/ |date=July 11, 2019 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> She participated in ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s New Rules Summit.<ref name="NYT Jan 2019"/>

In addition to her work at Accenture, Sweet served on the boards for [[Catalyst (nonprofit organization)|Catalyst]], a non-profit, and TechNet Executive Council, a network that promotes growth, as of 2019.<ref name="FT July 2019"/>

''The New York Times'' called Sweet "one of the most powerful women in corporate America" in 2019.<ref name="NYT Jan 2019"/> ''Fortune'' listed her as one of the "Most Powerful Women" in 2016, 2017, 2018,<ref name=CEOMag/> and 2019; in 2019, she ranked No. 9.<ref name=McCoy19>{{cite news |title=Microsoft, Boeing execs land on Fortune list of most powerful women |last1=McCoy |first1=Daniel |last2=Lambert |first2=Ryan |work=[[Biz Women]] |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2019/09/microsoft-boeing-execs-land-on-fortune-list-of.html |date=September 24, 2019 |accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref>

Again, due to my COI, I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 22:54, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dormskirk: Thanks so much again! I've posted a draft of a short Personal life section below if you're interested in reviewing. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 02:49, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Personal life[edit]

I'm asking editors to consider adding a Personal life section to this article. While short, I believe it falls in line with other Personal life sections at similar articles. Again, the updates are in my user space here, and I've included the proposed wording below alongside the markup.

Personal life
Personal life

Sweet is married. She has two daughters.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Horswill, Ian (July 12, 2019). "Julie Sweet named first female CEO of Accenture". CEO Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Julie Sweet". Working Mother. November 11, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
Markup

==Personal life==

Sweet is married. She has two daughters.<ref name=CEOMag/><ref name=WorkingMother>{{cite news |title=Julie Sweet |work=Working Mother |url=https://www.workingmother.com/julie-sweet |date=November 11, 2016 |accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref>

Again, due to my COI (as I am here on behalf of Accenture, as part of my work at Beutler Ink), I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. After this request, there's just one more tweak I'd like to suggest—for the article's introduction—and I can come back to post a final request for that. Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 02:49, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 08:41, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dormskirk: Thanks so much yet again! I've posted a final request below, this time to tweak the article's introduction. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 18:16, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Introduction[edit]

As a final update for now, I'm asking if editors would consider adjusting the introduction. The updates are in my user space here, and I've included the proposed wording below alongside the markup. In my draft, I've changed the wording to make the introduction more active, removed Mrs. Sweet's previous role as CEO of Accenture North America (since this is now explained in Career), italicized Fortune, and updated to show that Mrs. Sweet was included on the "Most Powerful Women" list from 2016 through 2019.

Introduction

Julie Sweet is an American business executive. She is chief executive officer of Accenture, a multinational professional services company. According to The New York Times, she is "one of the most powerful women in corporate America."[1] She was named to Fortune's "Most Powerful Women" list from 2016 through 2019.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Gelles, David. "Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Julie Sweet". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ McCoy, Daniel; Lambert, Ryan (September 24, 2019). "Microsoft, Boeing execs land on Fortune list of most powerful women". Biz Women. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
Markup
'''Julie Sweet''' is an American business executive. She is [[chief executive officer]] of [[Accenture]], a multinational [[professional services]] company. According to ''The New York Times'', she is "one of the most powerful women in corporate America."<ref name="NYT Jan 2019">{{cite web |last1=Gelles |first1=David |title=Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/business/julie-sweet-accenture-corner-office.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> She was named to ''Fortune''{{'}}s "Most Powerful Women" list from 2016 through 2019.<ref name="World Economic Forum">{{cite web |title=Julie Sweet |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/julie-sweet |website=World Economic Forum |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=McCoy19/>

Again, due to my COI (as I am here on behalf of Accenture, as part of my work at Beutler Ink), I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. Thanks so much for all the help thus far! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 18:16, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Best wishes, Dormskirk (talk) 18:48, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Dormskirk: Sorry for the delay in my reply here. Thanks so much for this edit, as well as your work reviewing my requests above! Much appreciated. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 17:12, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mr Sweet[edit]

Is there a reason why the husband isn't named? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 36.11.224.214 (talk) 02:37, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spring 2022 updates[edit]

Hi, I'm here to propose updates to this article in addition to requested edits I've made to the Accenture article. I am here on behalf of Accenture as part of my work at Beutler Ink. Specifically, I propose these content changes (updates and new material in green; new citations where needed):

  1. Updating the infobox and introduction to include that Julie Sweet is now chair and chief executive officer[1]
  2. Updating the introduction to read: "She was named to Fortune's "Most Powerful Women" list from 2016 through 2021"[2][3]
  3. Updating Career to include Sweet's position as chair: "In September 2021, Sweet became chair of Accenture.[3]"
  4. Updating the sentence about Sweet's other work in Career to read: "In addition to her work at Accenture, Sweet served on the boards for Catalyst,[4] World Economic Forum,[5], Business Roundtable Technology Committee,[6] Center for Strategic & International Studies, and the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities – Bridges from School to Work,[7] as of 2022."
  5. Updating the last paragraph of Career: "The New York Times called Sweet "one of the most powerful women in corporate America" in 2019.[8] Fortune listed her as one of the "Most Powerful Women" from 2016 to 2021;[9][10][3] in 2020, she ranked number 1 on the list.[2]"

Thanks, Inkian Jason (talk) 15:30, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Gill, Kristine (April 27, 2022). "How the best companies to work for are thriving despite the Great Resignation". Fortune. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Most Powerful Women". Fortune. 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Most Powerful Women". Fortune. 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Board of directors". Catalyst. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Julie Sweet". World Economic Forum. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Kahn, Jeremy (January 26, 2022). "CEOs of America's biggest companies detail how to achieve 'responsible A.I.'". Fortune. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Path Forward: Digital Acceleration with Accenture CEO Julie Sweet". The Washington Post. December 9, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Gelles, David (January 2, 2019). "Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  9. ^ Horswill, Ian (2019-07-12). "Julie Sweet named first female CEO of Accenture". CEO Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  10. ^ McCoy, Daniel; Lambert, Ryan (2019-09-24). "Microsoft, Boeing execs land on Fortune list of most powerful women". Biz Women. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
 Done, thank you, well requested and cited, sorry it took over a month. Also added an image. --GRuban (talk) 15:07, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@GRuban: Thanks very much for these updates! I noticed a stray comma immediately following citation no. 25, if you don't mind fixing. Otherwise, thanks again for your help here and at Accenture! Inkian Jason (talk) 16:18, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank, you, for, catching, that. --,GRuban (talk) 16:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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