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Malcolm Best, 45, has become the Partner in Charge of Coopers & Lybrand Slovakia. Best obtained his FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants) in England and Wales. He started working at Coopers & Lybrand in 1980 in the United Arab Emirates and became a Partner in 1984. He has worked in the Audit Industry, especially in the oil and gas industry, telecommunications and investment. Best moved to Slovakia one year ago as a Senior Partner. Though his native language is English, he is now trying to cope with Slovak. In his spare time, Best likes diving, sailing and camping.
Guus Poelen, 34, became the new Coopers & Lybrand Tax Manager at Tax Consulting Services, k.s. Poelen graduated from Law School at the Universities of Nijmegen and Tilburg, the Netherlands, in 1988, where he studied Civil and Tax Law. After graduation, he worked for nine years as a tax advisor and tax lawyer with Coopers & Lybrand in the Netherlands. Poelen speaks Dutch, English and German, and enjoys skiing and cycling.
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Pierre Chollet, 41, a former Partner in Charge of Coopers & Lybrand Slovakia, has become a Senior French Partner at Coopers & Lybrand in Frankfurt, Germany. Chollet graduated from Business School in Essec, Paris in 1979. Right after graduation, he joined Coopers & Lybrand, working for its Paris bureau. In 1993, Chollet became Partner in Charge of Coopers & Lybrand Slovakia. Chollet speaks French, English and German. He is married, and likes to spend his free time playing tennis and being with his family.
