Under an agreement signed July 2011, Accenture is now providing application maintenance services to Shell to support the company’s SAP-based HR and payroll systems, which are being used by 90,000 people in 60 countries.

Accenture takes over HR, payroll application management for Shell

LONDON — Shell recently completed the transition of HR and payroll application management services to Accenture. Under an agreement signed July 2011, Accenture is now providing application maintenance services to Shell to support the company’s SAP-based HR and payroll systems, which are being used by 90,000 people in 60 countries.

The work is being performed under a multi-year outsourcing contract that covers the functional areas of employee administration, self-service, environmental health, and payroll.

Application maintenance services Accenture is providing to Shell include preventative maintenance, change management, data archiving and management documentation. Application support services include service desk support, incident resolution and user access management, application operations and monitoring as well as technical support. In addition, Accenture will design, develop, test and implement enhancements to applications.

The outsourced services are being provided through Accenture’s Global Delivery Network using delivery centres in India and the Philippines.

Accenture has had a relationship with Shell for over 15 years, supporting a range of outsourcing, technology and consulting projects across Shell’s businesses.

Shawn Collinson, global client partner for Accenture’s work with Shell, said, “The breadth of our SAP managed service capabilities allows us to improve service levels, while reducing the costs and risks associated with rich and evolving application environments. Our Global Delivery Network not only allows us to match the global footprint of multi-national clients, but our centres are adaptable to respond to fast-changing customer requirements.”

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Deloitte UK has appointed Chris Harrop to head up its nuclear capital programmes team. He joins from Horizon Nuclear Power where he was a project director. Harrop will lead a team of 100 nuclear experts.

Harrop has unique experience of recent British nuclear new build project development and project execution. Chris worked on the first Chinese commercial nuclear programme and more recently as the project director for Horizon Nuclear Power (a joint venture between EON and RWE), in the development of their UK nuclear new build programme. Chris was also project director lead for AMEC Nuclear Business.

Daniel Grosvenor, head of Deloitte’s nuclear practice, said: “Chris’s appointment clearly shows Deloitte’s investment in our market leading nuclear industry advisory team. He adds another dimension to our ability to help clients meet the challenges faced by the nuclear industry today.”

Harrop said: “I was keen to work for a successful company, with exciting projects both inside and outside the UK. The Chinese market remains the dominant market for significant energy and infrastructure projects, and investment in the Middle East is strategically important in terms of new nuclear. My role at Deloitte will be to develop and deliver new business within these growing UK and overseas markets.”

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Baringa Partners, the leading independent management consultancy specialising in the energy, utilities and financial services sectors, has appointed Jayesh Parmar as partner with responsibility its new Energy Advisory Service (EAS) practice. Parmar brings a wealth of experience and his appointment will enable Baringa to develop and grow its advisory services further.

The EAS practice will expand the strategic consultancy Baringa currently offers its energy and utilities clients, many of whom are looking for opportunities to restructure or shape their organisation, tighten the management of assets or improve overall business performance in an exciting climate of change. The development of a dedicated EAS practice will also further strengthen Baringa’s relationship with its strategic partner Redpoint Energy.

Parmar has more than twenty years of experience in the energy sector, particularly in the oil, gas and utilities verticals, and joins Baringa from the Energy Practice at Oliver Wyman. His initial focus in his new role will be to build on Baringa’s current offerings and reinforce the Company’s position as a preferred strategic partner.

Commenting on his new role, Parmar said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Baringa Partners and to have the chance to shape and expand the EAS practice. It’s a great opportunity to develop and extend the energy advisory services currently offered by Baringa, and I am particularly looking forward to strengthening the strategic relationship with Redpoint Energy and growing our complementary capabilities and services.”

Mohamed Mansour, managing partner at Baringa commented: “The appointment of Jayesh comes at a significant time. Increasing volatility in the energy markets and massive investment in infrastructure, mean that organisations are increasingly looking to tighten operations to ensure full optimisation of vital resources. His experience in delivering performance-enhancing strategy solutions to assist clients in meeting these aims makes him an invaluable member of the team and we are delighted to welcome him as a partner.”

Duncan Sinclair, director of Redpoint Energy commented: “Jayesh has been a key player in the energy industry for many years and we are delighted that he is joining Baringa to head up its Energy Advisory Services. This is a great opportunity to marry his strategic thinking and client relationships with Redpoint’s leading market expertise and analytical capabilities. We are very much looking forward to working alongside him.”

Prior to Oliver Wyman, Parmar headed up Ernst & Young’s energy advisory team and holds B.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University.

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SAIC reconfirms growth strategy in other energy verticals.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) said it has completed the sale of its operations focused on providing specialized information technology (IT) services to oil and gas companies to Wipro Ltd.

The operations sold include SAIC’s US-based oil and gas IT services business, along with subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom (SAIC Ltd.), France (Science Applications International, Europe S.A.R.L.), and India (SAIC India Private Ltd). It is expected that SAIC’s subsidiary in the Middle East (SAIC Gulf LLC) will transfer to Wipro when certain regulatory approvals have been received. As part of the sale, approximately 1,450 employees will join Wipro from SAIC’s Health, Energy, and Civil Solutions Group led by Joe Craver.

“With Wipro, the operations sold will have an owner with a strategic focus in multinational commercial oil and gas IT services and a significant footprint, which will enable them to maximize the value of this profitable business,” said Craver. “SAIC remains committed to our strategic growth areas we have identified in the energy sector, including smart grid, renewable energy implementation, and energy efficiency.”

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The operations being sold comprise SAIC’s US oil and gas IT services business along with subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom (SAIC Limited), France (Science Applications International, Europe S.A.R.L.), India (SAIC India Private Ltd) and the Middle East (SAIC Gulf LLC), all of which are predominantly focused on the oil and gas market. These operations employ approximately 1,450 persons.

“The sale of these operations will enable SAIC to better focus on our strategic growth areas, including market segments in the energy sector, such as smart grid, renewable energy implementation, and energy efficiency, where we have successfully built our business through organic growth and acquisitions,” said Walt Havenstein, SAIC chief executive officer. “To grow our oil and gas IT services business would have required investments in areas outside our strategic focus, including increasing our off-shore capabilities. Wipro is ideally suited to maximize the value of this profitable business. This transaction will provide the best result for the employees and customers of these operations.”

Joe Craver, president of SAIC’s Health, Energy, and Civil Solutions Group, said, “We’ve consolidated all commercial utility information and technology capabilities together with our capabilities in energy engineering and utility consulting to comprehensively address the increasing technical, regulatory and business challenges associated with improving the security, reliability and efficiency of our nation’s energy delivery systems.”

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Richard Lobley, director, has joined PwC from an investment company in Abu Dhabi. Building on many years of experience as a Royal Naval Nuclear submarine engineer, Richard has spent over 10 years in consultancy, focussing on business development and strategic change within the nuclear industry. Richard will be based in the London office.

Rebecca Holyhead, senior consultant, has 10 years experience in the UK and international nuclear industry and has joined PwC from the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Her experience includes safety, regulation, project management and she has led cross-industry projects with multiple stakeholders including utilities, the supply chain and international bodies. She too will be based in London.

Matt Burley, senior consultant, joins PwC following a 17 year career with the Royal Navy as a nuclear submarine engineer, having led and delivered improvements in large scale, technically demanding safety-critical programmes throughout the entire design life-cycle. Matt has also been influential in substantial strategic change initiatives and he will be based in the Bristol office.

Steve Randle, energy, utilities and mining consulting leader, PwC, commented: “Their combined experience and knowledge of current market issues and developments will complement the existing PwC nuclear energy team. As the plans around nuclear energy gather pace, they will bring significant value to our clients as they navigate through the changes that lay ahead.”

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Baringa Partners, the specialist management consultancy in energy and financial services, has promoted Nick Tallantyre and Gareth Campbell to the position of partner. The move follows Phil Leonard’s appointment earlier this year as a partner in the company’s energy networks and water practice.

Nick Tallantyre said: “When I joined the wholesale energy practice of Baringa Partners in 2002, I was attracted by the quality and experience of the team who had already established themselves as a high value consulting practise with exceptional client relationships and an entrepreneurial spirit. Over the last seven years, our offerings have matured further to become industry leading practises and we continue to provide quality results to a highly sophisticated client base. It’s been very rewarding to be a part of that growth, and I’ve really valued the chance to shape the direction of the business. It is a testament to the quality and attitude of our staff when I reflect on the fact that our spirit and values today are identical to when I joined despite growing from a 20 to a 120 person organisation.”

Gareth Campbell said: “I came into the firm in 2007 to help establish the newly formed financial services practice. We really hit the ground running there and we have won some major new clients due to the unbeatable value we offer in terms of quality, expertise and measurable results. To achieve as much as we have in spite of these incredibly challenging economic conditions is a real testament to the calibre and capabilities of our people.”

“Not only will I continue to help lead the financial services practice, but I’ll also be taking on the responsibility for HR and people development across the firm,” continued Campbell. “Our reputation in the market hinges on our ability to recruit and retain people of the highest possible quality, especially as we grow the firm to meet increasing client demand for our services. This has always been a major focal point for us, and we are very proud to have been named the second best place to work in the UK for the last two years by the Great Places to Work Institute. We’ve worked hard to embed that culture of being a positive, stimulating and rewarding place to work into the company, and I look forward to helping the firm strive to uphold those values as we expand.”

Mohamed Mansour, managing partner of Baringa Partners said: “It gives me great pleasure to announce the promotion of Nick and Gareth. Nick has been with us from a relatively early stage of the company and has been an integral part of our development over the last few years. We always strive to bring in senior individuals at a high level, and that’s the case with Gareth, who has really spearheaded our financial services practice and played a key part in its success.”

Mansour continued: “More broadly, 2009 has been a remarkably strong year from successfully completing our re-branding exercise to being named Energy Risk’s Advisory House of the Year. Our sustained growth has demonstrated that clients really value our highly specialist approach. We look forward to continuing to deliver exceptional work for all clients, both established and new, as we move into 2010.”

Source: MCN Director Newswire