Management

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PwC member firms operate in the global network of PricewaterhouseCoopers firms; therefore they are able to operate simultaneously as the most local and the most global of businesses, by serving large multinationals and small local companies.

In most parts of the world, PwC member firms are locally managed, which provides a deep understanding of local markets and the sense of individual responsibility.

The main objective of PwC’s Board is to facilitate cooperation among different divisions, as well as ensure implementation of PwC’s values, risk management and quality standards and ethics requirements in day-to-day work.

PwC’s Board consists of partners and directors, who represent the interests of each PwC department (Tax and legal, Assurance, Consultations and deals, Internal firm services). Every Board Member is equal and may represent PwC separately in dealings with third parties.

It is crucial that in relationships with clients decisions are passed not only by PwC’s Board, but also colleagues working in particular engagement team and knowing the needs and values of their clients.

PwC Board consists of the following experts:

Ahmed Sharkh
Chairman of the Board,
Country Managing Partner
Ahmed has over 20 years’ experience in providing professional services including audit, information systems audit and advisory, forensic, capital markets, financial due diligence, controls and regulatory services. His main clients have been major players in the financial services and commercial and industrial sectors. Ahmed qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (USA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor in 1994, and as a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1999. Ahmed has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Detroit (USA) with a double major in Management Science and Information Systems and in Accounting. Ahmed has been working for PwC Latvia since 2009, and he is responsible for general management of PwC Latvia, paying special attention to cooperation among different divisions of PwC and leading PwC Internal firm services division.

Zlata Elksnina-Zascirinska
Member of the Board,
Partner
Zlata is a tax specialist with over 17 years’ experience in dealing with various aspects of taxation. She has been leading PwC Latvia Tax and Legal practice for the last four years. She has been involved in various consulting, auditing and localisation projects in Latvia, and she has gained significant experience on large tax risk assessment projects. Zlata specialises in corporate income tax and VAT as well as being competent in accounting matters in her capacity as Latvian certified auditor. Zlata is leading the Tax and legal division, as well as Consultation division. She is an ACCA fellow, a member of the Latvian Tax Consultants Association, member of the Latvian Certified Auditors Association and the Board Member of FICIL.

Ilandra Lejina
Member of the Board,
Partner
Ilandra has more than 17 years’ experience with PwC, acting as a team manager in audits of banks and companies that prepare their financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards and local statutory requirements. Her clients are financial institutions, subsidiaries of large multinational groups, and large local companies. Ilandra has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Latvia as well as being a Latvian certified auditor and an ACCA member. Ilandra is leading the Assurance division, as well as Deals division. Ilandra has been elected as Member of the Board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (BCCL) since 2012.

Lolita Capkevica
Member of the Board,
Director
Lolita became a Latvian certified auditor in 1999. She chairs the board of the Latvian Certified Auditors Association as well as being an ACCA member and a member of the Latvian Accounting Council. She is a director in PwC Latvia Assurance Department. Lolita has 18 years’ experience in assurance, out of which 13 have been related to managing assurance and consulting projects. Lolita acts as responsible director mostly on PwC Latvia assurance projects. Lolita is a presenter of training courses on International Financial Reporting Standards and International Standards on Auditing organised by PwC Latvia. Lolita is leading the Assurance division.

Ingrida Dimina
Member of the Board,
Director
Ingrida has been with PwC for over 15 years. Her experience includes assisting clients with structuring, merger and acquisition, reorganising a company or a group of companies, and setting up their businesses in Latvia in a tax efficient manner. She handles due diligence assignments analysing potential tax risks and liabilities of the target companies. Ingrīda also deals with tax risk assessments (tax audits) of client companies aimed at identifying and eliminating potential tax risks prior to State Revenue Service audits, and assists clients during tax audit. Ingrida holds a degree in Economics from the University of Latvia. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and member of the Association of Latvian tax consultants.