Our History 

KPMG was formed in 1987 with the merger of Peat Marwick International (PMI) and Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG), and their respective member firms.

 

Spanning three centuries, the organisation's history can be traced through the names of its principal founding members, whose initials form the name KPMG.

Klynveld
Piet Klynveld founded the accounting firm Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co in Amsterdam in 1917.

 

Peat
William Barclay Peat took charge of an accounting firm in London in 1891 and renamed it W.B. Peat & Co.

 

Marwick
James Marwick established the accounting firm Marwick Mitchell & Co in New York City in 1897.

 

Goerdeler
Dr Reinhard Goerdeler was the first president of the International Federation of Accountants and a chairman of KPMG. He was instrumental in the formation of Klynveld Main Goerdeler, a key precursor of today’s KPMG.

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