| PBM Sh.p.k., an accounting and audit practice, has been | | | | experience, much of which was gained in important |
| selected to represent the Russell Bedford International | | | | positions in the Albanian Ministry of Finance and in the |
| network as a correspondent in Albania. | | | | Central Bank. He has been a Board Member of the |
| | | | | Central Bank of Albania since 2004. Having studied |
| The firm offers accounting, audit, tax, business | | | | Economics and obtained a PhD in Accounting, he is |
| advisory and support services to a wide range of | | | | qualified as a Certified Public Auditor and is a member |
| businesses, financial institutions and not-for-profit | | | | of the IEKA. |
| organisations. A specialised unit, registered with the | | | | |
| Albanian Institute of Authorized Chartered Auditors | | | | Zana Malaj, the firm's founding partner, is an accounting |
| (IEKA), was added in 2001 to provide external audit | | | | specialist. She is a Certified Accountant and member |
| services. | | | | of the Albanian Institute of Certified Accountants (IKM). |
| | | | | She gained more than 20 years of professional |
| Located in the centre of the Albanian capital, Tirana, | | | | experience as a chief financial officer in industry and in |
| PBM has long experience in a number of industries | | | | the public sector before establishing her accounting |
| including banking and insurance, energy and resources, | | | | firm in 1998. |
| telecommunications, manufacturing, transport, real | | | | |
| estate, construction and agriculture. | | | | Petrit Malaj began his professional career as an |
| | | | | accountant with the firm and is now the managing |
| In addition to supporting many multinational corporations, | | | | partner. He obtained a degree in Economics at the |
| the firm has particular experience is the auditing of | | | | University of Tirana before studying Banking and |
| projects funded by international development and | | | | Finance at Georgetown University, Washington DC, |
| reconstruction agencies. | | | | and obtaining his MBA at the University of Wisconsin - |
| | | | | La Crosse. Specialising in banking and financial |
| PBM has three partners. | | | | institutions, he is a Certified Public Auditor and member |
| | | | | of the IEKA. He is also a visiting lecturer at the |
| Limos Malaj, the senior partner, specialises in audit and | | | | Universitas Fabrefacta Optime private university in |
| tax. He has some 38 years of professional | | | | Tirana. |