Forvis Mazars shakes up professional services industry with its new $5 billion global network

Oslo, Norway: Two leading professional services firms, Mazars, an international partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories, and FORVIS, a top ranked firm in the United States, today mark the official launch of their new global network, Forvis Mazars.

Forvis Mazars, a top 10 global network* is the largest new entrant into the global rankings in decades. As a two-firm network, Forvis Mazars is unique in the market and provides the agility, capacity and coverage to support clients wherever in the world they operate. This move brings increased choice in the market, serving the public interest.

Key leadership positions revealed

The network comprises two members: Forvis Mazars, LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories. The network will be governed through a structure that includes a Global Network Board, responsible for enabling seamless collaboration and client delivery worldwide.

Global Network Board:

• Hervé Hélias will serve as the first Chair of the Global Network Board. Hélias will also continue to serve his ongoing mandate as Chairman of the Group Executive Board of Forvis Mazars Group, SC (formerly Mazars Group). Matt Snow, Chairman of Forvis Mazars, LLP (formerly FORVIS, LLP) will serve as Vice Chair of the Global Network Board.
  
• In the United States, Tom Watson will continue to serve as CEO of Forvis Mazars, LLP (formerly FORVIS, LLP) and will also sit on the Network Board. Rob Pruitt, Fran Randall and Tim York from Forvis Mazars, LLP will sit on the Global Network Board.
• David Chaudat, Pascal Jauffret, Véronique Ryckaert and Phil Verity from Forvis Mazars Group will sit on the Global Network Board.

Hélias comments: “This is a momentous and exciting time for our clients, our profession and our people. Mazars and Forvis have worked together for over 20 years and share a commitment to delivering an outstanding client experience. We are well positioned to deliver excellence, everywhere, under a single global brand. Clients will get consistent, high-quality, comprehensive services worldwide, and we remain agile and flexible to their specific needs. I am extremely proud to serve as first Chair of the Global Network Board. Working together, I am confident that our two firms will continue to empower our people to raise the bar for client service standards, while challenging industry opportunities to support future needs in local markets.”

“Forvis Mazars is built on our commitment to listen to our clients, anticipate the challenges they face, and deliver an unmatched client experience in all that we do,” Watson said. “This new network will quickly unlock new opportunities for our clients and our people, and both groups can feel confident that we are making decisions with their long-term success in mind.”

*Source: IAB World Network rankings 2023.
Based on 2023 revenues of Mazars €2.8bn ($3bn) and FORVIS €1.6bn ($1.7bn)

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Forvis Mazars - Største nye aktør i globale rangeringer på flere tiår

To ledende rådgivningsfirmaer, Mazars og FORVIS markerer i dag den offisielle lanseringen av vårt nye globale nettverk - Forvis Mazars.

Mazars er et internasjonalt partnerskap som opererer i over 100 land, mens FORVIS er ett topprangert firma i USA med tilstedeværelse i 28 stater og dekker geografisk fra kyst til kyst.

Forvis Mazars i Norge

I Norge har Forvis Mazars kontorer i Oslo og Bergen med ca. 90 fagpersoner innenfor revisjon, regnskap, juridiske tjenester, skatt og finansiell rådgivning.

For Mazars i Norge har etableringen av Forvis Mazars ingen direkte konsekvenser da FORVIS ikke har hatt noen etablert virksomhet i Norge. Som resten av Mazars har vi hatt mange prosjekter med FORVIS over en rekke år og kjenner de som en god partner. Vi merker likevel at etableringen allerede har gitt et økt antall forespørsler fra USA med en økning i muligheter og oppdragsmengde innenfor alle våre forretningsområder. Med Forvis Mazars gis vi også en bedre mulighet til å bistå våre norske kunder med virksomhet i USA på en mer effektiv måte.

Vi ser frem til de nye mulighetene dette gir oss, og vi tror også dette vil gi våre ansatte flere spennende utfordringer i deres hverdag.

Kontaktpersoner i Forvis Mazars Norge:

Rune Jalving - Managing Partner

Tlf.: 920 57 598

Odd Hugo Linnerud – Styreleder

Tlf.: 901 29 035