Dallas-Based Accounting Firm FORVIS and Paris’ Mazars Launch $5B Forvis Mazars Global Network

FORVIS CEO Tom Watson, left, and Hervé Hélias, CEO and Chairman of Mazars Group. [Photos: Business Wire]

Dallas-based accounting firm FORVIS and Paris, France-based Mazars, an international partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories, have officially launched their new global network, Forvis Mazars—a top 10 global network said to be the largest new entrant into the global rankings in decades.

As a two-firm network, Forvis Mazars is unique in the market and says it provides “the agility, capacity, and coverage” to support clients wherever in the world they operate. The network will be governed through a structure that includes a global network board, responsible for enabling seamless collaboration and client delivery worldwide.

The two companies’ global network formation was first announced last November.

The new global network board

Hervé Hélias will serve as the first chair of the Global Network Board. Hélias also will 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 Global Network Board.

“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 in a statement. “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.”

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.

‘Excellence, everywhere, under a single global brand’

Hélias said that the two companies have worked together for more than 20 years, sharing a commitment to “delivering an outstanding client experience.” And now the united companies will “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,” Hélias said in a statement. “I’m 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.”

As part of the formation of the network, Mazars USA will join Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States, adding 1,000 more professionals and 14 office locations, bringing the total locations to more than 80.

Forvis Mazars is the eighth largest public accounting firm in the U.S., with approximate revenue of more than $2 billion and over 7,000 employees. 

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