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In May 1987, thirty-two management consultants from ten countries met on the top floor of the Concorde LaFayette in Paris, France to explore the common ground between professional institutes which were known to certify individual management consultants. The congress was inspired and orchestrated by John Roethle FCMC, then Chairman of the Institute of Management Consultants of the United States. He was quickly supported by the Institutes of Management Consultants of Canada and the United Kingdom. In preparation for this landmark event, Mr. Roethle assigned to representatives from six countries seven study topics to be researched before the meeting and presented to the delegates in Paris. At the conclusion of the two days the delegates proposed the formation of an International Council of Management Consulting Institutes to improve the certification of management consultants around the world. They agreed to work on selected organizational task forces in preparation for an interim meeting in Dusseldorf in 1988 and to hold the next full Congress in Copenhagen in 1989. John Roethle was elected the Council's first Chairman. Hedley Thomas FIMC of IMC UK and David Amar FCMC of ICMC Canada were elected Vice Chairmen. IMCs of seven countries formed the founding members of the new Council. By the May 1989 Congress in Copenhagen, the Council organizational structure including membership requirements and application process were in place. Membership had grown to ten IMCs with four applications pending. The thirty delegates from eleven countries who attended this session ratified the structure and membership criteria, agreed to establish ICMCI as a Swiss Verein and approved the ICMCI Code of Professional Conduct. This ICMCI Code became the first and still may be the only international code of conduct of any profession. The Copenhagen Congress also established the basis for reciprocity of CMCs between ICMCI member institutes. One year later in Montreal, Quebec, three IMCs (Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States) signed ICMCI's first official reciprocity agreement. The Third Congress was held in Toronto, Ontario in October 1991. It was attended by forty delegates from seventeen countries. By this time a provisional class of membership had been established to help developing institutes of management consulting reach ICMCI standards. ICMCI's membership of sixteen included two provisional members. The Toronto delegates also approved the framework of ICMCI's Common Body of Knowledge and an international standard for certification of management consultants. ICMCI had achieved its organizational objectives. It was now time to plan for the future. ICMCI's Fourth Congress was held in Rome in May, 1993. The focus of this session was the ratification of a strategic plan developed at interim meetings held in London and Prague during 1992. The features of this plan included:
The Council also approved CMC as the universal designation for certified management consultants. ICMCI's first years focused on developing world-class professional standards and making it the credible federation of national professional associations certifying consultants. Today ICMCI is focusing on implementing the ten programs within its strategic plan. In the end, clients, agencies, educational institutions, ICMCI member associations, and all management consultants will benefit from the development of one of the few professional organizations committed to global standards. Past and Present Chairmen of ICMCI
Original Founding Delegates
Past Congresses and Operating Meetings
*Biennial Congresses
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