Raymi Mejia
BKR International has appointed Raymi Mejia, partner at Mejia Lora & Asociados (MLA) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as chair of the Americas regional board.
Mejia has served as a board member for BKR’s Americas Region since 2012 and, most recently, as the board’s vice chair. He has been instrumental as a liaison with Latin American and Caribbean member firms for the association. He will also represent the Americas region on BKR’s worldwide board.
Mejia has more than 25 years of experience in audit and tax. He has served as an advisor in the negotiations of transfer pricing agreements between the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants and the General Directorate of Internal Taxes. He has vast experience in the hospitality sector, participating in audit and tax advice to the main international hotel chains with locations in the Dominican Republic.
“As we focus on the firm of the future, it is vital that our Americas regional board sustains leadership from both emerging and developed economies to best represent the global market,” notes A.J. Johnson, BKR’s Americas regional executive director. “
BKR International has also appointed Kenneth B. Laks to the Americas regional board for three, two-year terms. Laks is a partner at Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Albrecht Viggiano Zureck & Co. (AVZ). AVZ has been a member of BKR International since 1986. Laks is a frequent presenter at BKR member conferences around the world on issues regarding international taxation. He serves as chair of BKR’s worldwide international tax committee and is also a member of its Americas regional international tax committee.
Karen Brenneman, MP at Hall Kistler & Company of Canton, Ohio, and ex-officio chair of BKR’s Americas region will remain a member of BKR’s worldwide board.
