RSM: Providing Professional Services to Entrepreneurial Growth-Focused Organisations Globally

Ashif Kassam, Executive Chairman at RSM Eastern Africa, talks about the creation of the professional services firm. Founded in 2004 in Nairobi, RSM Eastern Africa is a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services within the region.

“I founded RSM Eastern Africa in February of 2004. At that time, me and my other founding partner realized that there was a need for a mid-tier firm that would cater to quality and the market gap that was existing at that time. We started this firm with a small team of six people in Nairobi, Kenya. Then, in 2007, we expanded to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and in 2008 to Mombasa. In 2013, we moved to Uganda. Currently we have four offices across East Africa. Initially, we were members of HLB International, which was one of the leading global networks. But in 2009, we moved over to RSM. The reason is that we needed an international firm which had a wider reach and a wider scope, and could really help us develop some of the lines or services that we had. We did research on a number of firms, talked to a number of international networks and settled with RSM. Globally, RSM exists in about 123 countries now, and has 850 offices, employing 51,000 people, with a turnover of USD 7.26 billion. It is the leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to entrepreneurial growth-focused organizations globally. As RSM Eastern Africa, we play a very active role in that growth and in that support for RSM”, says Ashif Kassam.

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