FDM Group was established in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 1990 by co-founders Rod Flavell and Jacqueline Flavell under the initial name Flavell Divett. The enterprise originally operated as an IT recruitment agency before acquiring Mountfield Software in 1995, prompting a corporate rebrand to FDM Group and a strategic pivot toward training its own consultants. After a brief private equity-backed buyout and period off the public markets, the firm successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2014, growing into a prominent international professional services provider with operational centers spanning Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.