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Accenture drops Tiger Woodsskip to main content (press enter)Current WeatherCharlottetownChange weather location8C CloudyCBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Accenture drops Tiger WoodsLast Updated Sunday December 13 2009 617 PM ET Comments166Recommend104The Associated Press Two days ago Tiger Woods announced hes taking an indefinite leave from golf and public life to repair his marriage which was fractured after a car accident two weeks ago exposed evidence of marital infidelity (Paul VernonAssociated Press)Global consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture is ending its sponsorship of Tiger Woods saying the golfer is no longer the right representative after the circumstances of the last two weeksAccentures announcement marks the companys first statement since allegations of Woodss infidelity surfaced in recent weeksThe move makes Accenture the first sponsor to cut ties altogether with Woods since his marital troubles came to light and since his statement Friday that the 33yearold is taking an indefinite leave from golf to work on his marriageThe relationship between Woods and Accenture goes back six years with the New Yorkbased firm in 2006 crediting its Go on be a Tiger campaign with boosting its image significantly Accenture has used Woods to personify its claimed attributes of integrity and high performanceAfter careful consideration and analysis the company has determined that he is no longer the right representative for its advertising the company said Sunday adding that it wishes only the best for Tiger Woods and his familyAccenture said it will immediately transition to a new advertising campaign with a major effort scheduled to launch later in 2010We are disappointed but respect their decision said Mark Steinberg Woods agent at IMGThe PGA Tour said it would have no commentOn Saturday Gillette which uses the slogan The best a man can get said it wont air advertisements featuring Woods or include him in public appearances for an unspecified amount of time but didnt say it was terminating ...