Russell Bedford International - Russell Bedford names Fordham & Oshry Inc. as new affiliate close in Johannesburg, South Africa

Russell Bedford International has appear the adjustment of Fordham & Oshry Inc. as the all-around analysis network's new affiliate close in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Fordham & Oshry Inc. is a acknowledged close of Chartered Accountants based in Randburg, allotment of the Johannesburg city area. The close has a abundance of ability and acquaintance from its continued history. It was originally formed in 1934 beneath the name Pollard & Lewin. The name afflicted to Lewin Krawitz Sacks and Oshry in 1983, and again to Fordham and Oshry in 2000. In 2006, Kidd Stott Oshry Inc., a close accustomed in 1952, was alloyed into Fordham and Oshry and the new close was adapted from a affiliation to an congenital entity.

The close has three ally who are all Chartered Accountants, Members of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Registered Auditors. All three ally served their online autograph with the firm.

Darryl Fordham is an analysis accomplice and administrator of the managing axle of partners. He began his career at the close in 1992 while belief for his BCompt degree. He became a accomplice in 2001. In accession to his analysis role, Darryl is the accomplice in allegation of staff. He is the firm's training administrator and is a registered agents adequacy assessor.

Mark Klinkert is the firm's additional analysis partner. He abutting the close in 1997, confined his online autograph whilst belief for his BCom amount at the University of Johannesburg. He again spent some time with addition mid-tier convenance afore re-joining the close in 2003. As able-bodied as accepting an analysis accomplice for above clients, Mark is the accomplice in allegation of aliment of software accoutrement and is aswell a registered agents assessor.

Dave Oshry began his online autograph in 1967, condoning through the University of South Africa. He accomplished as an analysis accomplice from 1979. More recently, Dave's responsibilities accept refocused on the Wills, Estates, Trusts and Tax departments of the firm, as able-bodied as ascendancy of the firm's accounting administration.

In total, the close has about 50 personnel. It has some 2000 audience accoutrement a ample ambit of industries, and handles about 500 analysis engagements and 500 accounting engagements.

The arch focus of Fordham & Oshry Inc. is on analysis work. Having undergone a analysis by both the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors in April 2008 and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the close is currently one of just 15 analysis firms in South Africa that accept been accepted to accomplish Category ‘A’ approved audits (audits of widely-held entities including listed companies) beneath the country’s adapted Companies Act.

For added information, acquaintance Mark Klinkert on +27 11 7894966. Alternatively, appointment the websites at www.fordosh.co.za and www.russellbedford.com .

Note to Editors

Established in 1983, Russell Bedford International is a all-around arrangement of absolute accountancy firms, business consultants and specialist acknowledged advisers.

Ranked as one of the world's top 15 accounting and analysis networks, Russell Bedford is represented by some 460 partners, 5000 agents and 200 offices in added than 70 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are absolute firms alms all-embracing business admonition and casework to bounded and bunch clients. Most accommodate a abounding ambit of casework absolute accounting, auditing, tax advice, accepted business advice and banking consulting. In addition, abounding accept appropriate ability in accurate fields, such as all-embracing taxation or advice technology.

In January 2008 Russell Bedford International was been called one of the aboriginal 17 abounding associates of the IFAC Forum of Firms afterwards advertisement it had implemented a globally accommodating above affirmation programme, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met added specific belief requirements.

Issued by:

Kempton Bedell-Harper
Marketing Director
Russell Bedford International
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