Press Releases from Russell Bedford International (126 total)
New partner named at NSBN LLP, Russell Bedford Los Angeles member firm
Kurt Kilwein, CPA, CFP has been named partner at NSBN LLP (nsbn.com), the Russell Bedford member firm in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kurt has nearly twenty years' experience in the public, private and governmental accounting fields. He concentrates his practice in tax planning and compliance, including corporate, fiduciary, individual, estate and gift, tax exempt and partnership tax issues.
His clients include high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, real…
Russell Bedford names Ahmad & Akhtar as its correspondent firm in Bangladesh
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide audit and accounting network, has announced the appointment of Ahmad & Akhtar Chartered Accountants as its correspondent firm in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The firm was established as Ahmad & Ahmad in 1986 by Jamal Uddin Ahmad. It adopted its present name in August 2008 when Mohammed Akhtar Kamal became a partner. A. T. M. Rashiduzzaman and Hashem Uz Zaman joined as partners in September 2008.
The…
Russell Bedford joins World Bank Doing Business project as a Global Contributor
Russell Bedford International, the global accounting and tax consulting group, has signed up to be a pro-bono Global Contributor to the World Bank's Doing Business project.
The Doing Business project - DoingBusiness.org - researches and benchmarks business laws and regulations in over 182 countries. The data and analysis are used to help the World Bank to advise policy-makers in developing countries and by governments worldwide in identifying regulatory reforms to…
Russell Bedford Cape Town merger reflects a growing trend
Cameron & Prentice, the Cape Town member of Russell Bedford International, has merged with G.G. West & Company. The merger brings two more partners - Shaun Fisher and Boryana Mintcheva - and some 25 additional personnel, who have joined C&P's four partners and 50 staff at their offices in the suburb of Pinelands.
“By merging these two firms Cameron & Prentice will enhance capacity, improve turnaround times, be better able…
Russell Bedford Boston member firm, Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, expands through mer …
Malden-based CPA firm Rucci Bardaro & Barrett (RBB), the Boston member of the worldwide Russell Bedford accounting network, has merged with Mathias Barnes & Henshaw in nearby Lexington, MA.
The merger combines the two firms’ client rosters and personnel under the RBB banner, and increases the number of RBB offices in New England to three. RBB’s partner group has also expanded to five with the addition of Roy Henshaw – a…
Russell Bedford names Fordham & Oshry Inc. as new member firm in Johannesburg, S …
Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of Fordham & Oshry Inc. as the global audit network's new member firm in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fordham & Oshry Inc. is a successful firm of Chartered Accountants based in Randburg, part of the Johannesburg metropolitan area. The firm has a wealth of knowledge and experience from its long history. It was originally formed in 1934 under the name Pollard & Lewin.…
Russell Bedford named as one of top 15 international accounting networks
Russell Bedford International has been named as one of the world's top 15 accounting networks in the 2008 survey published by International Accounting Bulletin (IAB).
The survey results, which were announced in the publication's December 2008 issue, showed Russell Bedford at 15th position, with some 5000 total staff and 200 offices worldwide.
Russell Bedford's latest achievement comes just one year after the network was named one of the first full members of…
Appointment of second Buenos Aires practice launches Russell Bedford Argentina n …
With the appointment of Marinozzi-Mazzitelli & Asociados as its second member firm in Buenos Aires, Russell Bedford International has taken the first step in the creation of a national network of accounting firms, Russell Bedford Argentina.
Marinozzi-Mazzitelli & Asociados (MM & Asoc.) was founded in 2006 by Gabriel Marinozzi and Esteban Mazzitelli. They were joined within six months by three further partners, Juan Bettinelli, Sebastian Martinez and Daniel Ryba. …
Addition of correspondent firm in Albania boosts Russell Bedford coverage in Sou …
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide accounting and consulting group, has announced the appointment of ZIG Consulting AL Sh.p.k. as its correspondent firm in Albania, boosting the network's coverage in South East Europe.
ZIG Consulting was founded in 2007 by a group of professionals with backgrounds in different aspects of business consulting. Grouping together financial and legal advisers, ZIG Consulting is one of the first firms in Albania to offer such…
Russell Bedford names Sherif Dabbous as new member firm in Cairo, Egypt
Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of Sherif Dabbous as the global audit network's new member firm in Cairo, Egypt.
The Cairo-based public accounting and audit practice was founded by Mansour Dabbous in 1964. The firm initially developed a regional focus, opening representative offices in Libya, Lebanon and Kuwait.
In 1979 Sherif Dabbous, son of the founder, joined the firm and refocused on work in Egypt. Over…
Rex Consulting becomes full member firm of Russell Bedford International in Bulg …
Rex Consulting, a multi-discipline accounting, tax and legal services practice, has become the Bulgarian member of Russell Bedford International, the worldwide network of independent accounting and consulting firms.
The firm has been a correspondent of Russell Bedford International since June 2007.
Rex Consulting Ltd was founded in 1995 by Ventsislav (Venzi) Vassilev, the senior partner and majority shareholder. Venzi studied Economics and Accounting at Bristol University in the UK. …
Russell Bedford names 3B Expert Audit as member firm in Bucharest, Romania
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide audit and accounting network, has announced the appointment of 3B Expert Audit SRL as its member firm in Bucharest, Romania.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, 3B Expert Audit was established in Bucharest in 1998 with just its two founders offering mainly accounting and tax consulting services. Ten years later, together with its associated firm 3B Expert Consult, it is a group of professional services…
New appointments at Russell Bedford Cyprus firm
Totalserve Management Ltd, Cyprus, a member of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International, has announced three new appointments.
Petros Rialas is the new Head of the Trust and Corporate Department. He graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Economics and Social Studies and from City University, London, with a Master’s degree in Business Systems Analysis and Design. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant with many years…
Russell Bedford Boston firm promotes Mark Paquin, CPA to Principal
Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, the Boston member of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International, has promoted Mark Paquin to principal of the firm. In his new position Mark will continue to direct the firm's accounting and auditing division.
Mark Paquin joined Rucci Bardaro & Barrett in 2004 as an accounting and auditing manager.
Mark is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 18 years of tax and accounting experience. He holds…
Russell Bedford North American firms launch cross-border tax group
For many companies doing business in multiple North American locations, the thinking used to be that only the large, national accounting firms had the sufficient expertise to handle complex tax issues that 'cross the line' into other state or national jurisdictions.
But a group of Russell Bedford's North American members have turned that conventional wisdom on its head. They've started pooling their collective local knowledge to match the cross-border tax…
Three mergers turn Russell Bedford Chicago practice into 10-partner firm
Following the completion of mergers with three other local CPA firms, Russell Bedford's Chicago member, BIK & Co, LLP, has grown into a 10-partner practice.
The firm now has more than 50 personnel at its offices in Libertyville and Palatine, Illinois.
In February 2008, Folisi, Samz & Company of Schaumburg and Soprano & Associates Ltd of Arlington Heights joined BIK. Then in June, BIK merged with Bayer, Kolof & Lev of…
Swiss accounting firm, TBO, is latest addition to Russell Bedford network in Eur …
TBO, a multi-discipline accounting, tax and audit practice, has joined the Russell Bedford International network of independent firms as the member in Zurich, Switzerland.
TBO traces its roots back to 1963. Today the firm is a multi-discipline partnership comprising two entities, TBO Treuhand AG and TBO Revisions AG.
The firm has four practising partners.
Christoph Lautenschlager has some 18 years’ professional experience in accounting, tax, finance, HR, social security issues and auditing.…
Cooney Carey joins Russell Bedford as member firm in Dublin, Ireland
Cooney Carey - a leading firm of Chartered Accountants, Taxation and Business Consultants - has joined Russell Bedford International as the international network\'s new member in Dublin, Ireland.
Cooney Carey was established in 1983, initially as a consulting and corporate recovery practice. It has subsequently diversified into auditing, taxation and business advisory services.
The firm has some 40 personnel led by five principals.
The managing partner, Tony Carey, is a Fellow…
Russell Bedford named among first full members of Forum of Firms
Russell Bedford International has been named one of the first full members of the Forum of Firms after reporting it has implemented a globally coordinated quality assurance programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met other specific ethics requirements.
16 other international networks of accounting firms also achieved full member status, the first group to do so since the Forum was formally established in 2002.
“At…
Martin Sans is appointed tax partner in Russell Bedford London member firm, Lubb …
Martin Sans has been appointed as a tax partner at Lubbock Fine Chartered Accountants, the London member firm of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International.
Martin is a member of the Federation of Tax Advisers (FTA).
With experience originally gained with the Inland Revenue, Martin moved into private practice by joining a top 15 firm where, as group tax manager, he headed the London business tax practice, developing his expertise in…
Russell Bedford Malaysian firm appoints head of new Japanese services division
Russell Bedford LC & Company (RBLC), the Malaysian member firm of worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International, has appointed Yoshiyuki Kato as the managing director of its newly established Japanese Services division.
Yoshiyuki Kato was a senior director in the Japanese Services Group of a Big-4 firm in Malaysia. He has over 17 years of professional experience, eight of which have been spent in Malaysia. His prior experience also includes senior…
Las Vegas member firm of Russell Bedford appoints Marlene Hutcheson as partner
De Joya Griffith & Company, the Las Vegas member of global accounting and audit network Russell Bedford International, has admitted Marlene Hutcheson, CPA, as the firm’s third partner.
Marlene Hutcheson joined De Joya Griffith & Company in 2006 as an audit manager. Prior to this, she worked for two other public accounting firms and served as assistant controller for one of the USA’s largest custom electronic display manufacturers.
Marlene Hutcheson completed her…
Russell Bedford International names Rex Consulting as Correspondent firm in Bulg …
Rex Consulting Ltd, a Bulgarian legal and accounting services firm, has joined the Russell Bedford accounting group as a Correspondent firm.
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide network of independent accounting and consulting firms, has announced that Rex Consulting Ltd has joined the network as a Correspondent firm in Bulgaria.
Rex Consulting Ltd was founded in 1995 and is a multi-discipline accounting, tax and legal services practice.
Ventsislav (Venzi) Vassilev is…
Lisbon member of Russell Bedford obtains licence to audit Portuguese listed comp …
J. Monteiro & Associados SROC, a member of Russell Bedford International, has been granted a licence by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) to audit companies listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange.
Worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International has announced that its Lisbon member firm, J. Monteiro & Associados SROC, has obtained a licence from the Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) to perform financial audits of companies listed…
Senior manager from Russell Bedford's Boston firm receives accredited valation a …
Sarah Nelson, senior manager of Russell Bedford International\'s Boston member firm, Rucci Bardaro & Barrett receives AVA designation and joins appraisal issues task force
Sarah K. Nelson, a senior manager specializing in financial valuation at Russell Bedford\'s Boston member firm, Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, has been designated an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.
In addition, Sarah was recently accepted as a member of the Appraisal…
Stephen Banks becomes a partner at Russell Bedford London firm, Lubbock Fine
Russell Bedford\'s London member firm, Lubbock Fine, has appointed Stephen Banks as a partner
Lubbock Fine chartered accountants, the London member firm of global accounting and audit network Russell Bedford International, has admitted Stephen Banks as a partner.
Stephen joined Lubbock Fine as a senior manager in May 2005. He previously worked for two other major accountancy practices, having qualified as a chartered accountant in 1995.
Stephen manages a portfolio of commercial…
