EUROPE WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
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13 August 2009KPMG
Graduate jobs provider KPMG Europe LLP (ELLP) has welcomed its two
latest members, KPMG Turkey and KPMG CIS.
The European division of the Big Four auditor already featured the
UK, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and has
now more than doubled the number of countries it represents, with
the CIS consisting of Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan
and Kyrgyzstan.
Between them, the organisations operate more than 100 offices and
have over 30,000 partners. In 2008, they generated combined revenues
of 4.6 bn Euro (3.94 bn Euro) A statement from ELLP’s Joint Chairmen
Rolf Nonnenmacher and John Griffith-Jones said: ‘We are convinced that
this is a significant and vital move towards creating an integrated
firm with the strength and resources necessary to compete effectively
in the changing global economic environment.’ The merger was decided
after the vast majority of partners at KPMG Turkey and KPMG CIS voted
in favour of the move.
ELLP was set up in October 2007 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.