STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest electricity and heat retailers and
producers, has awarded Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a five-year agreement to
digitally transform its human resources (HR) function, including
deployment of a new platform and delivery of end-to-end HR services.

Accenture will deliver a full HR as-a-Service offering, including a
digital transformation based on SAP® SuccessFactors® solutions, and
supported by leading HR applications including ServiceNow, SAP
Fieldglass® and Concur® solutions, which will be cloud-based. Innovative
technologies Accenture will deploy in the project will include robotics
process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence and analytics as part
of the business process services.

Stefan Dohler, CFO at Vattenfall, emphasizes that the decision to form
strategic partnerships is in line with Vattenfall’s overall strategic
direction.

“We have reached an important milestone,” Mr. Dohler said. “Reducing
costs is only one objective, getting ‘state-of-the art systems’ suited
to a company of Vattenfall’s size and international set-up is just as
important. We will also benefit from the further technological
developments in that area. These strategic partnerships will improve our
competitiveness long-term, as well as allowing Vattenfall to focus on
its core business.”

Accenture Operations and Accenture Technology will design, build and
implement the full spectrum of HR services for all Vattenfall employees.
These include recruitment, contingent worker management, performance
management, reward, benefits, learning and training delivery
administration, workforce administration, pension administration in
Germany and payroll services working with third-party vendors.

Joost van de Meent, Senior Managing Director, Resources, for Accenture,
added, “We are delighted that Vattenfall has selected Accenture to
collaborate on its HR transformation. Utilities are experiencing many
pressures, including the need to be more cost effective while improving
the employee experience. This project delivers in both areas more
effective HR systems and processes including data analytics capabilities
to support more strategic HR decisions.”

Accenture Consulting will work with Vattenfall to provide a global
process design to harmonize the HR services and end-user experience in
addition to providing change-management support.

“Digital transformation is a key part of our business strategy, and our
digital HR transformation project will take us much further on this
journey,” said Kerstin Ahlfont, Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
Vattenfall. “Accenture’s deep industry and technology knowledge and
experience will help ensure that our new HR IT systems and processes
continuously improve the work environment long term.”

Henrik Tegnér, Managing Director and Vattenfall client account lead at
Accenture, added, “We look forward to delivering efficient and high
quality HR services to Vattenfall, including improved self service for
both managers and employees, which allows Vattenfall to further focus on
their strategic priorities”.

Accenture will deliver the services from its delivery centers in, Prague
and Mumbai, and Vattenfall’s locations in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg,
Berlin, Forsmark, Ringhals and Lulea.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a
broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital,
technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and
specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business
functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network –
Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help
clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their
stakeholders. With more than 401,000 people serving clients in more than
120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world
works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

About Vattenfall

Vattenfall is a Swedish, state owned energy company with around 20,000
employees with operations in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark,
UK and Finland. Vattenfall focuses on growth in business areas that
drive the transition to a renewable energy system and has the objective
to become leading in sustainable energy production and thereby secure a
reliable and cost effective energy supply.

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Contacts

Accenture
Guy Cantwell, + 1 281 900 9089
[email protected]
or
Matt
Corser, + 44 755 784 9009
[email protected]
or
Vattenfall
+
46 8 739 50 10
[email protected]