Michael J. Salvino is an American business executive. He was president and CEO of

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from September 2019 to December 2023.

Education

Salvino attended

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, where he earned a

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in 1987. Salvino was a starter for the Marietta Pioneers, the school’s basketball team, where he was a forward.

Career

Salvino’s first major position was with Andersen Consulting, where he became an associate partner in 1997. He later left the company for Exult Inc. By 2003, he had been promoted to executive vice-president for North American client sales and accounts at Exult, and by April 2004, he was the company’s president for the Americas region. Before he left for Accenture in 2006, Salvino had been appointed global sales and accounts co-leader for Hewitt's human resources outsourcing group, which had acquired Exult. Salvino joined

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in 2006 to serve as managing director of business process outsourcing (BPO). In September 2009, he was named group chief executive of business process outsourcing. In 2014, Salvino became group chief executive of Accenture operations. As of 2016, when he left Accenture Operations, Salvino supervised 100,000 employees, with the division generating $7 billion in annual revenue. In 2016, Salvino joined Carrick Capital Partners as one of the firm’s operating partners. He later became a managing director. In May 2019, Salvino joined the board of directors of DXC Technology, and in September of that same year, he became CEO of the company. In 2020, Salvino oversaw a deal to sell DXC's state and local

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business to

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for $5 billion. In 2021, Salvino rejected an offer from French IT firm

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to acquire DXC. Salvino said the bid undervalued the company based on recent quarterly gains.

Leaves CEO role

In May 2022, Salvino was appointed as the chairman of DXC's board, taking over

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following his retirement in July 2022. In December 2023, it was announced that Salvino would no longer be CEO of DXC Technology.

Other professional activities

Salvino was recognized as an International Association of

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Professionals Hall of Fame award winner in 2014. As of 2021, Salvino also serves on multiple boards outside of DXC Technology, including those of the

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Foundation, Marietta College, and the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. Salvino delivered the 2021 commencement address for Marietta’s graduating class and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree.

Personal life

Salvino lives in

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. He and his wife Denise have three children.

References

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