Crowe Global

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Crowe Global
Company type Swiss Verein
Industry Professional services
Founded1915 (1915)(Horwath & Horwath)
1960 (1960)(Horwath & Horwath International)
1991 (1991)(merger of Crowe LLP, firm changed name to Crowe Horwath in 2009)
2018 (2018)(Crowe)
Founder
  • Fred P. Crowe Sr.
  • Ernest Horwath
  • Edmund Horwath
Headquarters,
United States of America
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kamel Abouchacra (CEO)
  • Jim Powers (Chairman of Global Board)
Services
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$4.9 billion (2022) [1]
Number of employees
40,309 (2022)
Website www.crowe.com

Crowe Global, commonly referred to as Crowe, previously Crowe Horwath International, [2] is a multinational professional services network. It is the 8th largest global accounting network in the world by revenue. [3] The network consists of more than 220 firms with over 40,000 employees in 130 countries. [4]

Contents

Crowe provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services. In FY 2018, the network earned a record US$4.3 billion in aggregate revenues.

History

Crowe offices in Sydney, Australia at 1 O'Connell Street (right) Circular Quay and CBD (6599791409).jpg
Crowe offices in Sydney, Australia at 1 O'Connell Street (right)
Crowe's Singapore offices at 8 Shenton Way, Singapore. 8ShentonWay-Singapore-20060808.jpg
Crowe's Singapore offices at 8 Shenton Way, Singapore.
Crowe offices at Market Center in San Francisco, United States 555-575 Market Street.jpg
Crowe offices at Market Center in San Francisco, United States
Crowe offices at the Scanlan Building in Houston, Texas, United States Scanlan Building (405 Main).JPG
Crowe offices at the Scanlan Building in Houston, Texas, United States

In 1915, Hungarian immigrants Ernest and Edmund Horwath founded Horwath & Horwath in New York. [5] [6] The original practice focused on the hospitality industry. [7] The practice later expanded to include accounting, audit and tax offerings. [8] In 1967, it merged with Laventhol Krekstein Griffith & Co. to become Laventhol & Horwath.

Crowe Philippines' office at 252 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Crowe Philippines office in Burgundy Corporate Tower.jpg
Crowe Philippines' office at 252 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines

Crowe Chizek was established in 1942 in South Bend, Indiana, by Fred P. Crowe Sr. and Cletus F. Chizek. Previously, Crowe had worked in public accounting for many years and also served as the St. Joseph County auditor for eight years. Chizek was head of the accounting department at the University of Notre Dame and also worked part-time in public accounting. Following the death of Fred P. Crowe Sr. in 1952, Cletus F. Chizek reorganized the firm as Crowe, Chizek and Company and two firm personnel, M. Mendel Piser and Fred P. Crowe Jr., became partners. The first legal partnership of Crowe Chizek and Company was formulated in 1962 with six founding partners: Cletus F. Chizek, M. Mendel Piser, Fred P. Crowe Jr., Robert W. Green, Joseph A. Bauters and John J. Pairitz. [9]

By 1960, the umbrella organization Horwath & Horwath International Associates (HHIA) was established. [10]

In 1989, the organization shortened its name to Horwath International [11] and in 1991 Crowe Chizek became a member of the network.[ citation needed ]

Horwath International rebranded in April 2009, as Crowe Horwath International and in June 2018, Crowe Horwath sees a further evolution of their brand with a move to the network name 'Crowe' across their independent member firms globally. [3] [12] [13]

Organization

Kamel Abouchacra, is the CEO of Crowe Global. [14]

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