Rothco Founders Hickey & Ronaldson to Leave Accenture Interactive in August April 9, 2021 Rothco founders, (top) Patrick Hickey, Paul Hughes (bottom), Patrick Ronaldson, Richard Carr Patrick Hickey and Patrick Ronaldson, two of the co-founders of Rothco, which is now part of Accenture Interactive, have announced that they are to leave the business in August. Hickey is currently executive chairman of Accenture Interactive while Ronaldson is director of strategy. Both are leaving to pursue other business interests. Accenture Interactive acquired Rothco from its four founders in late 2017. In what was a landmark M&A deal in the Irish advertising industry, it is understood that Accenture Interactive paid in the region of €35m for the agency.