UK accounting firm HaysMac helped found MSI Global Alliance 35 years ago, building a global community based on opportunity, growth, and collaboration.
As MSI Global Alliance celebrates its 35th anniversary, we proudly recognise HaysMac. HaysMac is one of our two founding firms, whose vision and leadership gave life to what was then known as ‘MacIntyre Strater International.’
Alongside ADKL (then Strater), HaysMac helped create an alliance built on trust, collaboration, and shared expertise. A vision that continues to define MSI today.
We spoke with Jeremy Beard, a member of the MSI Board of Directors and Consultant at HaysMac, to find out more:
The two founding firms were MacIntyre & Co (now HaysMac) and Strater (now ADKL), and the original name of the association was MacIntyre Strater International.
Our vision was to create a group of like-minded firms to meet, share ideas, exchange knowledge, and build meaningful relationships, both professional and personal. We wanted to create a trusted alliance where members could assist each other with clients’ cross-border needs, ensuring seamless support and collaboration.
Initially, the key aim was to help members continue serving their local clients with international needs. Ensuring they could retain those relationships, without clients turning to larger firms.
That purpose is still true today. But as global trade has expanded, membership in MSI has also empowered firms to proactively seek new clients in their local markets who already have international operations. This shift has allowed members to collaborate from the very beginning, positioning MSI as a forward-thinking, globally connected alliance.
Opportunity, growth, retention.
There have been many standout moments, both professionally and socially.
The development of our Secretariat has been one of the greatest contributors to the strength of MSI today. The appointment of our first full-time CEO in 2020, along with the addition of regional directors in recent years, has helped shape MSI into a truly dynamic and connected global alliance.
Equally rewarding has been the opportunity to work with like-minded firms on multinational clients. And, of course, to meet colleagues and friends from around the world. Those connections have been at the heart of MSI’s success.
We feel incredibly proud of what MSI has become, and of what its members have collectively built over the years. The alliance continues to provide opportunities for growth, collaboration, and mutual support, enabling each firm to better serve an increasingly international client base.
It’s inspiring to see how far MSI has come, and we look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead as the alliance continues to evolve and strengthen.
From helping to found MacIntyre Strater International to shaping what MSI Global Alliance is today, HaysMac has been instrumental in turning a visionary idea into a global success story. Their commitment to collaboration, opportunity, and growth reflects the very principles upon which MSI was built.
As we mark 35 years of connection, we thank HaysMac for their enduring leadership, their belief in partnership, and their contribution to a community that continues to thrive - one relationship at a time.
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