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Main Goerdeler (KMG) and their individual member firms. Spanning three centuries, the
organization's history can be traced through the names of its principal founding members —
whose initials form the name "KPMG."
Kstands for Klynveld. Piet Klynveld founded the accounting firm Klynveld Kraayenhof &
Co. in Amsterdam in 1917.
Pis for Peat. William Barclay Peat founded the accounting firm William Barclay Peat & Co.
in London in 1870.
M stands for Marwick. James Marwick founded the accounting firm Marwick, Mitchell &
Co. with Roger Mitchell in New York City in 1897.
Gis for Goerdeler. Dr. Reinhard Goerdeler was for many years chairman of Deutsche
Treuhand-Gesellschaft and later chairman of KPMG. He is credited with laying much of
the groundwork for the KMG merger.
In 1911, William Barclay Peat & Co. and Marwick,
Mitchell & Co. joined forces to form what would
later be known as Peat Marwick International (PMI),
a worldwide network of accounting and consulting
firms.
In 1979, Klynveld joined forces with Deutsche
Treuhand-Gesellschaft and the international
professional services firm McLintock Main Lafrentz
to form Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG).
In 1987, PMI and KMG and their member firms
joined forces. Today, all member firms throughout
the world carry the KPMG name exclusively or
include it in their national firm names.
KPMG Family
Nearly 23,000 people work at KPMG LLP.In the
past year KPMG recruited more than 5,000 campus
hires and experienced professionals. KPMG
International is a network of member firms
operating in 152 countries and 87 U.S. offices. At
KPMG we seek truly outstanding people and
provide them with opportunities for global
experiences, leadership development, a great work
environment and more. See for yourself why
KPMG is a Great Place to Build YourCareer!
Type Swiss Cooperative
Industr y Professional services
Founded 1987; 29 years ago (merger of Peat Marwick
International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler)
There are five building blocks of our business, which are the
cornerstones of how we deliver our strategy:
Our Clients
We strive to understand our clients’ needs, to exceed those needs and
to consistently add value whilst doing so.
Our expertise
We aim to invest significantly in our business to make sure we have
the right expertise to meet the demands of ourclients.
Our organisation
We are determined to continue our development at pace during the
year.
Our people
We aim to create a High Performance Culture – a virtuous circle in
which the opportunity to help our clients overcome their most
complex challenges motivates and develops our talented people.
Our communities
We aim to be the ‘best firm to work with’ which means mobilising our
business skills to reduce the impact we have on the environment and
inspire innovative thinking on responsible business practice.
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KPMG INTERNATIONAL SWOT ANALYSIS
INDUSTRIES OFKPMG
KPMG can provide an informed perspective on issues faced by the global business community.
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