Morison International
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| Association of independent firms | |
| Industry |
Accounting Audit Professional Services Tax Consulting |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Global Executive Office in London |
| Revenue | USD$772.9 million (2013) |
| Website | www.morisoninternational.com |
Morison International is a global association of professional service firms (accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting) established in 1990. The association has 90 member firms in 65 countries. Morison International's status as an association is in accordance with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) audit code and the EU Statutory Audit Directive 2006/43/(EC) (“the 8th Directive”). Morison International is ranked by the International Accounting Bulletin as the 9th largest accounting association in the world. In 2013 the combined revenue of all member firms was USD772.9 million.
In March 2012, at the International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) Awards (sponsored by Aon Insurance), Morison International won "Association of the Year" and "Rising Star Association".
The association was also shortlisted in one other category - Consultancy of the Year (Hansen Holm - Morison International's member firm in Ecuador).
The association is the legacy of Walter Morison (26 November 1919 - 26 March 2009) a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and was sent to Colditz for attempting to steal an enemy aircraft during the Second World War.
Following the war, Morison qualified as a chartered accountant at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He was articled at Morison, a firm established by his great uncle. Morison then worked at Coopers Bros, the firm that became Coopers & Lybrand, before returning to his family firm, Morison Stoneham. He led the firm as a senior partner through a period of great change from 1960 to 1981 before retiring. Morison Stoneham was the founding firm of Morison International.
At its inception in 1990, Morison International (MI) was primarily a European group of independent firms of accountants, auditors, tax and business advisers in Europe to provide professional services to meet clients' cross border needs in Europe in anticipation of the establishment of a single market by the 12 members states of the European Community as from 1 January 1993.
After around 15 months of discussion, beginning in mid 1989, amongst the 4 founding members, Aplitec (France), Krogh & Ronald (Denmark), Morison Stoneham (UK) and Van der Hoek en Blok (Netherlands), Morison International was formally launched in London on 16 October 1990 with a seminar on the theme "Opportunities in Europe". Martin Silverman, a senior partner at Morison Stoneham, was appointed by the MI Board as the first Chairman of MI.
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