Russell Bedford Welcomes New Member Firm in Montevideo, Uruguay

London, United Kingdom, June 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Russell Bedford International has appointed Stavros Moyal y Asociados, Auditores y Consultores de Empresas, as the global audit network's new member firm in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Stavros Moyal y Asoc. (SMA), is one of the leading mid-tier public accounting firms in Uruguay. It enjoys a particularly strong reputation in the financial services sector, being the only local firm outside the Big-4 to audit banks, pension funds and other financial institutions.

The firm was established in 1978 by the late Cr. Stavros Moyal Georgiades, and is now headed by the founder’s daughter and son, Alexandra and Pablo Moyal.

Alexandra Moyal is a CPA with 23 years of professional experience in the fields of auditing, consulting and outsourcing. With post-graduate qualifications in business re-engineering and information systems, and specialist expertise in information technology systems, financial auditing, IT auditing, central bank regulation and activity-based costing, she manages the firm’s information technology consulting and outsourcing divisions. Alexandra is also a professor of Business Administration and IT Management at the State University of Uruguay.

Pablo Moyal is a CPA with an MBA and 11 years of professional experience in auditing and consulting. His specialist areas of expertise are financial auditing, casino regulation, central bank regulation, financial planning, business management, strategic planning and tax consulting. Pablo manages the firm’s auditing division. He also lectures in Accounting at the State University of Uruguay and in Finance at the ORT University.

With some 50 personnel in total, the firm’s main activities include audit, systems and management consulting, tax consultancy, personnel selection and training, economic consulting and IT services.

The client base includes public bodies, state-owned enterprises, international corporations, and private companies in the manufacturing, commercial, financial and services sectors. SMA is registered as consultants and auditors with all the key local and international institutions.

For more information, contact Pablo Moyal on +598 2 908 58 13. Alternatively, visit the websites at www.moyal.com.uy, 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 15 accounting networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 5000 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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