emea chairman report chicago, illinois, u.s.a. 23 october 2012 lourens oosthuizen
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EMEA Chairman Report
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 23 October 2012
Lourens Oosthuizen
BKR EMEA Region
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Membership
• 62 firms
• Offices in 43 Countries
Board Members• Lourens Oosthuizen, South Africa (Chairman)• Arcangelo Agogliati, Italy• Alain Forestier, France• Peter Janssen, Netherlands• Hakan Sahin, Turkey• Nilesh Shah, United Kingdom• Angelos Theodorou, Cyprus• Geert Van Peteghem, Belgium• Peter Walter, Germany• Ivan Fucik, Czech Republic (non-voting)
Meetings:
– Sydney, November 2011– Baden (Zurich), January 2012– Malta, May 2012– Chicago, October 2012– London, January 2013– Bucharest, May 2013
EMEA Board
Chairman: also member of WW Board• Meetings in Rome, Santa Monica, Sydney,
Amsterdam, Chicago, London• Other members from EMEA:
– Angelo Colombo (WW Chairman)– Peter Walter– Shimon Yarel– Stephen Hamlet (as non-voting
observer and contributor)
EMEA Board
GoalsEMEA Board main goals:• Expanding membership/countries• Expanding services• Expanding coverage offers more possibilities:
– To offer your clients more assistance– To exchange experience among member firms – To give and get referrals
Provision of information• EMEA Website (www.bkremea.com) • Quarterly E-Update regional newsletter• Tax and Audit technical meetings• Sub-regional meetings (South Africa, BIG, Middle
East, Mediterranean, Central/Eastern Europe)• Quarterly reports on Audit & Accounting by Grant
Allsopp (Sydney, Australia)• Specialist Practice Groups (incl. Expat Tax and
VAT/Sales Tax)• Library on www.bkr.com (incl. Doing Business
brochures)
FinanceStephen Hamlet has taken on full responsibility
for the region’s treasurer functions:- Financial Statements production- Budgeting and future projections- Collection of dues- Administration
RecruitmentIn 2010/11, we recruited:
• Auditec-Foirier Consulting, Cameroon• DBH Finance, Hungary• International Proximity, MauritiusIn 2011/12, we recruited:
• WF & Co Bedrijfsrevisoren (Audit), Belgium• Audina Treuhand AG, Liechtenstein• Ferax Treuhand AG, Switzerland (Zurich)• ARTUS Steuerberatung GmbH & Co KG, AustriaIn 2012/13, we have recruited:
• UNW LLP, United Kingdom (Newcastle)• Molade Trust Management B.V., The Netherlands
Other membership changes
We lost:•UAB "Rezultatas“ (Lithuania) in 2010/11•Cabinet Amous (Tunisia) in 2011/12•Hoferer und Partner (Germany, Oppenau) in 2012/13
Europe Middle East and Africa• Estonia • Algeria • Finland • Angola • Lithuania • Kenya • Luxembourg (Audit firm) • Namibia • Slovakia • Qatar • Slovenia • Tunisia• Russia (outside Moscow) • Zambia
Target countries
CommitteesSTANDARDS (ESC) Chairman – TBA
• Annual Audit meeting• Education and support re Audit & Accounting
updates• Due diligence on new members• Liaison with ISC
TAX (ETC) Chairman - TBA
• Annual Tax meeting• Tuition during meetings• Updating Tax database/contacts• Practice groups (Expat, VAT/Sales Tax)• Liaison with ITC
Committees
Sub-regional meetings– Audit and Tax meetings, Amsterdam NL, 26
November 2012– Southern Africa, South Africa, 4-5 March 2013– BIG, London UK, 8 March 2013– Central/Eastern Europe, June 2013...TBC– Alps and Mediterranean, South West Europe– Middle East– Bi/tri -lateral meetings
Statistical Analysis
• Introduced as useful tool for sharing information/making comparison among members
• Target to further enhance information despite various jurisdictions
• Presentation at EMEA Regional conference
EGIAN• European Group of International Accounting
Networks and Associations
• 20 global organisations offering audit, accounting and buisness advisory services
• Combined turnover of members: US$ 32 billion
• Exchange of ideas
• Lobbying (for eg, in response to EC Green Paper)
• Focus on Network vs. Association; now on Audit policy
• Representative: Stephen Hamlet
2013 EMEA Meeting
Bucharest
2014 Joint EMEA/Asia Pacific Meeting
Istanbul
BKR EMEA Region
Thank You
www.bkremea.com