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A. Gregoriades new Chairman in KPMG Cyprus

04/01/2013 14:36
Angelos Gregoriades has become the new Chairman in KPMG after a unanimous decision by the partners. According to the announcement, Mr. Gregoriades succeeded Mr. Nicos Syrimis, who during his 15th terms of office as Chairman represented worthily KPMG in all bodies and activities while he played an important role in the effort of all partners to establish KPMG as a leading professional service provider in Cyprus.

Mr. Syrimis, who was unanimously declared Honorary Chairman of KPMG Cyprus, title to be valid until retirement, thanked the partners and staff for their contribution to his successful 15-year tenure.

Mr. Gregoriades is a senior partner and Head of Tax and Corporate services of KPMG in Cyprus. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. His presence was significant in the Tax Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) until 2012, of which he was Chairman. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) and Board member of the House Audit Committee of the Republic.

His term of office will be of three years with effect from 01/01/2013. In his speech to the staff, Mr. Gregoriades said that "our goal is to continue working with dedication to develop our activities both in domestic and international markets, with the quality that distinguishes KPMG whilst promoting Cyprus as an international center for financial services. Our main concern is to strengthen Cyprus as a trusted financial center and to support efforts for quick exit from the crisis. Alongside, KPMG Cyprus will continue and strengthen its social role and environmental protection policies”.

Mr. Andreas Christofides will continue to be the Managing Director for the next three years 2013-2015. Mr. Christofides thanked the partners for his re-election and stressed the importance given by KPMG Cyprus in human resource as the driving force of success. Reviewing the past three years, Mr. Christofides said KPMG managed - despite the difficult environment - to increase its activities in all sectors, further strengthening its market position. “Our main advantage," said Mr. Christofides “is the strong relationship of trust and cooperation with the KPMG clients. Our primary goal for the next three years is to further develop and support our staff in order to provide all possible assistance to our customers, always high quality standards, so as to meet the challenges of the current economic environment and to lay the groundwork for their own development. This - in fact - is one of the strategic objectives of KPMG”.