The regional board will advise the global organisation on issues critical to the continent, and provide advice to make sure the  group is working consistently across the different countries of the region, practice areas, industries and also on the management of common protocols.

The European regional board of directors, led by co-managing partners Andrea De Vecchi and Paolo Mondia, will develop the strategy for the region and also participate in its implementation.

The board is comprised of 14 tax and legal partners from Andersen Global member firms and five from collaborating firms, who will collaborate closely with Mark Vorsatz, Andersen Global chairman and Andersen Tax CEO, to consider and provide guidance on direction and operations in Europe.

The association said the new board, which held its first meeting in Portugal, signals Andersen Global’s major expansion through Europe over the past four years, having added presence in several major economic hubs, including the UK, Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Turkey, Ireland, Austria, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

De Vecchi, co-managing partner of the European regional board, said: ‘We are proud of Andersen Global’s growth in Europe and have experienced an increase in clients demanding cross border services. Now is the time to implement a common governing group that will bring all the members in our region together in a coordinated way.

‘In March of 2017, Andersen Global had 57 locations worldwide and today we have over 110. In the past year we added a new presence in Europe in significant markets such as the UK. But the most important thing about this growth is that we all share the same vision and core values regardless of location.’

The members of the new European regional board of Directors are:

• Andrea De Vecchi, regional managing director for Europe
• Paolo Mondia, regional managing director for Europe
• Jean-Philippe Bindschedler, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax in Switzerland
• Pierre Bouley, managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in France
• Mark Gorman, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax in Ireland (
• Luis Nobre Guedes, at Andersen Tax & Legal in Portugal
• Stefan Kraus, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in Germany
• George McCracken, managing director/partner at Andersen Tax LLP (London)
• Ersin Nazali, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax in Turkey
• Toni Prat, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in Spain
• Michael Probst, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax in Luxembourg
• Alessio Rossi, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in Germany
• Paolo Trevisanato, managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in Italy
• Ruben Van Aarle, office managing director/partner at Andersen Tax & Legal in the Netherlands

In addition, the following collaborating firm partners will contribute to the board as adjunct participants:

• Marcin Matyka, managing director/partner at A2Z Tax & Legal (Warsaw)
• Nakis Kyprianou, office managing director/partner at UnityFour (Nicosia)
• Nikos Siakantaris, office managing director/partner at UnityFour (Athens)
• Karoly Radnai, office managing director/partner at OrienTax (Budapest)
• Gabriel Lansky, office managing director/partner at Lansky (Vienna)

 Andersen Global is an international association of legally separate, independent member firms comprised of tax and legal professionals around the world. Established in 2013 by US member firm Andersen Tax, Andersen Global now has more than 3,500 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 112 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms.

Report by Pat Sweet