Russell Bedford Names 3B Expert Audit as Member Firm in Bucharest, Romania

London, United Kingdom, November 22, 2008 --(PR.com)-- 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 firms with a total of 22 personnel.

3B Expert Audit has three partners.

The managing partner, co-founder Adriana Badiu, has more than 20 years experience in finance. In 1990 she joined the Ministry of Finance initially as Deputy Director and then as Director. Today she is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Auditor and Certified Tax Adviser. She is responsible for auditing and tax consultancy in the firm.

Octav Badiu is a co-founder and partner. He has extensive experience in banking and systems analysis, and he is responsible for accounting and software development in the firm. He too is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Auditor and Certified Tax Adviser.

Andrei Badiu is an accountant with an MBA specialising in Financial Management, and he is responsible for special audits. 3B Expert Audit is a mid-sized firm that is well established in the local market. It audits a range of medium to large enterprises including seven listed companies. The firm also provides accounting and tax compliance, tax consulting, investment advice and training services. The firm is licensed by the Chamber of Financial Auditors (CAFR - Camera Auditorilor Financiari din Romania), the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CECCAR - Corpul Expertilor Contabili si Contabililor Autorizati din Romania) and the Chamber of Tax Advisers (CCF - Camera Consultantilor Fiscali).

For more information, contact Andrei Badiu on +40 21 211 74 59 or +40 722566039. Alternatively, visit the websites at www.auditor.ro and www.russellbedford.com .

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Note to Editors
Established in 1983, Russell Bedford International is a global network of independent accountancy firms, business consultants and specialist legal advisers.

Ranked as one of the world's top 30 accounting groups and one of the top 20 audit networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 4000 staff and 200 offices in more than 70 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are well-established firms offering international business advice and services to local and multinational clients. Most provide a full range of services comprising accounting, auditing, tax advice, general business guidance and financial consulting. In addition, many have special expertise in particular fields, such as international taxation or information technology.

In January 2008 Russell Bedford International was been named one of the first 17 full members of the IFAC 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.

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Kempton Bedell-Harper
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