Accenture hires OMD’s Nikki Mendonça

US-based consultancy Accenture has appointed Nikki Mendonça as president of intelligent marketing operations within Accenture Operations. She will manage a global team focused on helping clients activate and operate marketing programs.

Mendonça has over 25 years’ experience in the marketing industry, and joins Accenture from OMD Worldwide where she served as president of the company’s EMEA region. Prior to that she held management roles at Capital Radio and Leo Burnett.

“Nikki is a proven business leader and digital marketing strategist and I’m excited that she will lead and help us to build our Intelligent Marketing Operations business,” said Debbie Polishook, group chief executive at Accenture Operations.

Mendonça, who will begin her new role in 2018, added: “I am very excited to join Accenture and look forward to leading a team whose mission is to help clients transform their marketing performance to achieve new growth and success in a digital-first world.”