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      The KPMG network was formed in 1987 when Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler merged along with their respective member firms.

      Principal founding members

      • Klynveld

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

      • Peat

        In 1891, William Barclay Peat assumed leadership of a London accounting firm and renamed it William Barclay Peat & Company.

      • 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 KMG. He is credited with laying the foundations of the Klynveld Main Goerdeler merger.

      Principal founding members

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