C1 has announced the appointment of Candace Holt as its new Chief Strategy Officer. In her new role, she will lead corporate and operating strategy, business transformation, and marketing, with a focus on advancing the company’s strategy in priority markets. The appointment expands her responsibilities after serving in a senior strategic leadership role within the organization.
Before taking on the Chief Strategy Officer role, Holt most recently served as C1’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations. She joined C1 in 2023 from Accenture in Canada, where she led global alliances for Accenture’s SAP CX business and later served as Business Operations Lead for the Canadian Market Unit and Chief of Staff to the CEO of Accenture Canada. Her background spans strategic operations, market positioning, alliances, and business transformation.
Why this matters: Promoting an internal strategy leader into the Chief Strategy Officer role signals that C1 is doubling down on execution, transformation, and market focus rather than making a purely external brand move. It suggests the company wants tighter alignment between operating strategy, growth priorities, and go-to-market direction as it continues evolving its leadership bench.
