Gold Magazine January - February 2014, Issue 34 | Page 71

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Baker Tilly
in Romania
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Celebrates 10
Anniversary

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aker Tilly in Romania (Baker Tilly Klitou)
organised a special celebration at the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest last month
to mark its 10th anniversary (2003 – 2013),
Clients of Baker Tilly Klitou, associates,
collaborators and Baker Tilly people were
present at numerous events organised
throughout the day.
The CEO and President of Baker Tilly
International, Geoff Barnes, was one of
the main speakers at the event. Adam
Grainger, the EMEA Director of
Baker Tilly International was also
present on behalf of the Global
Office. Marios Klitou, CEO of
Baker Tilly Klitou and Mamas
Koutsoyiannis, Managing Director
of Baker Tilly in Romania and
Moldova, talked about the history
of the firm and guided the audience
through the most important milestones
of the history of Baker Tilly Klitou in
Romania. Nicolaos Giannisis, CEO of
PrimeCapital which was one of Baker Tilly’s
first collaborators in Romania, shared his

The 10th
anniversary
is only one step
on our long and
winding road

Marios Klitou,
CEO of Baker Tilly Klitou

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Geoff Barnes
Main speaker

experiences with the Baker Tilly firm.
Almost 200 people attended the events
including the Ambassador of Cyprus
to Romania, Kaliopi Avraam, and her
Greek counterpart, Ambassador Grigorios
Vassiloconstandakis.
Marios Klitou, thanked all clients and
associates for their loyal support and noted
that “The path to the 10th anniversary
was not plain and simple at all. But it
was full of interesting challenges. The
10th anniversary is only one step on our
long and winding road, and I’m sure that
Baker Tilly will move forward with our
determination to achieve higher goals.
Now, we are ranked No. 7 in Romania
in terms of combined fees and number of
employees, with service offerings in five
different business units”.
Affirming the commitment towards
upholding the shared values of
Baker Tilly International, Klitou
touched upon the firm’s plans to
expand across other major towns in
Romania. Regarding Baker Tilly’s
duties towards society, Klitou said
that “we are very proud that our
close collaboration with Hope and
Hopes in Romania is continuing, as
we are giving the chance to a better
life to institutionalized children in
Romania. We are also one of the
founding members of the Romania –
Cyprus Bilateral Chamber of Commerce
and Industry as part of our efforts to
strengthen the commercial relations
between Romania and Cyprus”.

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