Released on = January 18, 2007, 7:25 am

Press Release Author = Russell Bedford International

Industry = Financial

Press Release Summary = Nick Tomkins has joined Russell Bedford International as the
audit network\'s Technical Director


Press Release Body = Russell Bedford International, the worldwide audit and
accounting organisation, has announced the appointment of Nick Tomkins FCA as its
Technical Director, based at the London head office.

Nick is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

In his previous role, Nick had some five years as a Technical Manager with the
Quality Assurance Directorate (formerly known as the Joint Monitoring Unit), a
directorate of the ICAEW that monitors the professional standards of audit firms in
the UK. In this position he was responsible for the quality assurance of audit
visit reports, technical review of information submitted by firms, answering
technical queries, and providing technical guidance to QAD reviewers and
practitioners.

In the newly-created position of Technical Director at Russell Bedford
International, Nick Tomkins will have a variety of functions. He will co-ordinate
the network\'s International Audit Quality Control (IAQC) programme and he will
perform technical reviews of prospective member firms. In due course he will also
provide a technical help desk to assist member firms, and he will run technical
training courses. It is also intended that he will handle the publication of any
standard audit policies and procedures documentation that the network issues in
future.

Nick commented: \"I\'m thrilled to be joining Russell Bedford International. It is a
well established and growing worldwide network of independent audit firms, in the
process of implementing a globally coordinated system of audit quality control in
accordance with international standards. I\'m relishing the challenge involved in
rolling out such a system, and I am looking forward to working with such a dynamic
and forward looking network.\"

Geoff Goodyear, Chairman of Russell Bedford International, added: "We are delighted
Nick is joining us. His professional background and experience are a perfect fit for
the role he now undertakes. His appointment demonstrates Russell Bedford\'s
commitment to set and maintain the standards required by the international
regulators of the audit profession."

Nick may be contacted by telephone at +44 20 7410 0339 and e-mail at
nick.tomkins@russellbedford.com .


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Russell Bedford International was established in 1983 by a group of medium-sized
independent accounting practices aiming to counter the market dominance of the major
multi-national accounting firms.

Russell Bedford is now a closely-connected global association of independent
accounting and business consultancy firms in key locations around the world, and is
represented by some 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.


Web Site = http://www.russellbedford.com

Contact Details = Kempton Bedell-Harper
Marketing Director
Russell Bedford International
Russell Bedford House
250 City Road, London EC1V 2QQ
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 20 7410 0339
F: +44 (0) 20 7459 2337
E: info@russellbedford.com
W: www.russellbedford.com