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EMEA Chairman Report Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 23 October 2012

EMEA Chairman Report Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 23 October 2012 Lourens Oosthuizen. BKR EMEA Region. Europe , Middle East and Africa. Stephen Hamlet - London, UK stephen.hamlet@bkremea.com. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Supported by:

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EMEA Chairman Report Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 23 October 2012

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  1. EMEA Chairman Report Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 23 October 2012 Lourens Oosthuizen

  2. BKREMEARegion Europe, MiddleEastandAfrica

  3. Stephen Hamlet - London, UK stephen.hamlet@bkremea.com EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Supported by: Kate Hodgson kate.hodgson@bkremea.com

  4. 62 firms Offices in 43 Countries Membership

  5. 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) Board Members

  6. Meetings: Sydney, November 2011 Baden (Zurich), January 2012 Malta, May 2012 Chicago, October 2012 London, January 2013 Bucharest, May 2013 EMEA Board

  7. 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

  8. EMEA 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 Goals

  9. 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) Provision of information

  10. Stephen Hamlet has taken on full responsibility for the region’s treasurer functions: Financial Statements production Budgeting and future projections Collection of dues Administration Finance

  11. In 2010/11, we recruited: Auditec-Foirier Consulting, Cameroon DBH Finance, Hungary International Proximity, Mauritius In 2011/12, we recruited: WF & Co Bedrijfsrevisoren (Audit), Belgium Audina Treuhand AG, Liechtenstein Ferax Treuhand AG, Switzerland (Zurich) ARTUS Steuerberatung GmbH & Co KG, Austria In 2012/13, we have recruited: UNW LLP, United Kingdom (Newcastle) Molade Trust Management B.V., The Netherlands Recruitment

  12. We lost: UAB "Rezultatas“ (Lithuania) in 2010/11 Cabinet Amous (Tunisia) in 2011/12 Hoferer und Partner (Germany, Oppenau) in 2012/13 Other membership changes

  13. EuropeMiddle East and Africa • Estonia • Algeria • Finland • Angola • Lithuania • Kenya Luxembourg (Audit firm) • Namibia   Slovakia • Qatar Slovenia • Tunisia • Russia (outside Moscow) • Zambia Target countries

  14. STANDARDS (ESC) Chairman – TBA Annual Audit meeting Education and support re Audit & Accounting updates Due diligence on new members Liaison with ISC Committees

  15. TAX (ETC) Chairman - TBA Annual Tax meeting Tuition during meetings Updating Tax database/contacts Practice groups (Expat, VAT/Sales Tax) Liaison with ITC Committees

  16. 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 Sub-regional meetings

  17. Introduced as useful tool for sharing information/making comparison among members Target to further enhance information despite various jurisdictions Presentation at EMEA Regional conference Statistical Analysis

  18. 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 EGIAN

  19. Bucharest 2013 EMEA Meeting

  20. Istanbul 2014 Joint EMEA/Asia Pacific Meeting

  21. BKREMEARegion Thank You www.bkremea.com

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