UHY is celebrating its 25th anniversary during 2011. The highlight of the celebrations will be at the UHY annual meeting in London on 27-29 October – the 'home' of one of the two network founder firms.
UHY was formed in 1986 by UK firm Hacker Young (now UHY Hacker Young LLP) and US firm Urbach Kahn & Werlin (now UHY Advisors).
UHY Hacker Young started with John Bennett Rubens (born 1902), known as 'Johnny', the son of a shoemaker, who lived the early part of his life in Notting Hill, London.
One of Johnny's school friends was Mark Hacker. Mark (born 1900) was the middle of five children. His father was a tailor and often out of work, and his mother did sewing at home to help make a living for her family.
Johnny and Mark thought it would be a good idea to write up accounting records and carry out company audits for a fee of £3 per assignment. Between them they had a growing number of clients and in 1925 founded the firm of Hacker Rubens & Co, operating out of premises at Chancery Lane, London.
Stuart Young & Co joined the firm in 1958. Stuart was the son of a comfortably-off Jewish flour merchant.
In 1968, the practice took on a new partner, Frank Stansil, who became one of the founders of UHY International.
Urbach Kahn & Werlin (UKW) was formed in the early 1960s in New York when three practitioners joined forces – Sid Urbach, Howard Kahn and Eli Werlin.
Sid Urbach was a sole practitioner and Howard Kahn and Eli Werlin had their own practice. They knew each other because Sid Urbach taught at a college where the other two were his students. Sid Urbach had a strong practice but he had concerns about health and succession, and so the three practitioners got together to form UKW.
In 2000, UKW merged with Centerprise and became a subsidiary, with UHY co-founder Steve Fischer at the helm until 2003 when all the US firms rebranded as UHY Advisors.
To mark the 25th anniversary the UHY executive office will be using an anniversary logo (pictured below) on its email signatures and in UHY exchange, the UHY global contacts directory and on the UHY website.
UHY was formed in 1986 by UK firm Hacker Young (now UHY Hacker Young LLP) and US firm Urbach Kahn & Werlin (now UHY Advisors).
UHY Hacker Young started with John Bennett Rubens (born 1902), known as 'Johnny', the son of a shoemaker, who lived the early part of his life in Notting Hill, London.
One of Johnny's school friends was Mark Hacker. Mark (born 1900) was the middle of five children. His father was a tailor and often out of work, and his mother did sewing at home to help make a living for her family.
Johnny and Mark thought it would be a good idea to write up accounting records and carry out company audits for a fee of £3 per assignment. Between them they had a growing number of clients and in 1925 founded the firm of Hacker Rubens & Co, operating out of premises at Chancery Lane, London.
Stuart Young & Co joined the firm in 1958. Stuart was the son of a comfortably-off Jewish flour merchant.
In 1968, the practice took on a new partner, Frank Stansil, who became one of the founders of UHY International.
Urbach Kahn & Werlin (UKW) was formed in the early 1960s in New York when three practitioners joined forces – Sid Urbach, Howard Kahn and Eli Werlin.
Sid Urbach was a sole practitioner and Howard Kahn and Eli Werlin had their own practice. They knew each other because Sid Urbach taught at a college where the other two were his students. Sid Urbach had a strong practice but he had concerns about health and succession, and so the three practitioners got together to form UKW.
In 2000, UKW merged with Centerprise and became a subsidiary, with UHY co-founder Steve Fischer at the helm until 2003 when all the US firms rebranded as UHY Advisors.
To mark the 25th anniversary the UHY executive office will be using an anniversary logo (pictured below) on its email signatures and in UHY exchange, the UHY global contacts directory and on the UHY website.