Russell Bedford Costa Rica Appoints Audit Director

London, United Kingdom, February 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Russell Bedford Costa Rica continues to grow and has welcomed on board Sergio Calderón as the firm's Audit Director.

Sergio has more than 20 years of audit experience. He spent 12 years in the audit department of a Big-4 firm and 11 years as Internal Audit Director in various important regional companies in the retail and agro industries.

Sergio Calderón has a degree in Business Administration with emphasis on accounting and a MBA with specialisation in finance. He is a Contador Público Autorizado (Certified Public Accountant) and member of the Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica.

Russell Bedford Costa Rica (ABBQ Consultores, S.A.) was established in 1995 and joined the Russell Bedford worldwide accounting network in 2005.

For further information, contact Sergio Calderón on +506 2520 0201. Alternatively, visit the websites at www.abbq.com and www.russellbedford.com.

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

Ranked as one of the world's top 15 accounting and audit 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 named one of the first 17 full members of the IFAC Forum of Firms after reporting it had implemented a globally coordinated quality assurance programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met other specific ethics requirements.