Gold Magazine December 2013 - January 2014, Issue 33 | Page 73

Rakis Christoforou was the first Qualified
Accountant (CPA) in Cyprus and Greece to
obtain the Certified in Financial Forensics
(CFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation
(ABV). Previously he had earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
(BBA) from Baruch College in New York in
1988 and soon afterwards passed the Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination. 
He worked for a number of years as an Auditor for Touche Ross and Deloitte & Touche
before joining the banking Industry in 1992.
In July 2013 he resigned from the Bank of
Cyprus and formed his own company, RC
Business Valuation & Forensic Accounting
Ltd, the first company in Cyprus specializing
in the areas of Financial Forensics, Business
Valuation and Business/Debt Restructuring.
He is Vice Chairman of the committee of
Economic Crime and Forensic Accounting
(ECFA) of the Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), member of
The ICPAC, The AICPA (American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants), The CGMA
(Chartered Global Management Accountants) and The ACFE (Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners) and the UK Chartered
Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). 

Rakis
Christoforou

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