The Firm' History

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PwC was born following a merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand. The Firm's history is much longer, however, and can be traced back to the mid-nineteenth century.

The following events marked breakthrough points in the history of both companies:

1849
Samuel Lowell Price opens his London office
1854
William Cooper opens his London office
1865
Price, Holyland and Waterhouse become partners
1874
The name changes to Price, Waterhouse & Co.
1898
Robert H. Montgomery, William M. Lybrand, Adam A. Ross Jr. and his brother T. Edward Ross set up Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery
1957
Cooper Brothers & Co (WB), McDonald, Currie and Co (Canada) and Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery (USA) merge to form Coopers & Lybrand
1982
Global Price Waterhouse network of firms is established
1990
In many countries, Coopers & Lybrand merge with Deloitte Haskins & Sells
1998
Global Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merger -PricewaterhouseCoopers is formed
2003
Separation of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
2010
PwC has refreshed its branding. The new branding includes a simplified logo consisting of the initials “pwc” in lower-case type. This formal shortening of the brand name will provide consistency and ease of use for PwC firms around the world.

The following dates are of particular importance to the history of PwC Poland:

1990
Coopers & Lybrand Warsaw office opens, soon followed by a Price Waterhouse Warsaw office
1994
Coopers & Lybrand begin operations in Cracow
1996
Coopers & Lybrand open their Gdańsk office. Business Process Outsourcing Price Waterhouse opens in Cracow, accompanied by the self-standing Price Waterhouse TLS
1997
Coopers & Lybrand office opens in Poznań
1998
Global Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merger -PricewaterhouseCoopers is formed
1998
PricewaterhouseCoopers offices open in Cracow, Gdańsk, and Poznań
1999
PwC Cracow Business Process Outsourcing office opens
2000
PricewaterhouseCoopers opens in Wrocław
2003
PricewaterhouseCoopers moves to a new building in Warsaw
2004
George Johnstone replaces Peter Driscoll on the position of PwC Poland Chairman
2005
Separation of associated law firm Wierzbowski i Wspolnicy.
2009
Olga Grygier replaces George Johnstone on the position of PwC Poland Chairman
2010
PwC celebrated twenty years on the Polish market