IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) - a global member association of accountants and financial professionals in business - is pleased to announce the launch of its Austria chapter, its sixth in Europe. The chapter is domiciled at the Austrian Controller Institute (OeCI) in Vienna, through a partnership between the two organizations.
As host of the new chapter, OeCI is offering a joint-membership option in which members can benefit from the local and global networks of both organizations. OeCI will also begin offering Part 1 of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) examination review course to help candidates prepare for the exam during the January-February 2013 testing window. For more information, please contact Birgit Noehammer at Birgit.Noehammer@oeci.at.
IMA chair Brian McGuire, Ph.D., CMA, CPA, CITP, presented the chapter charter this month at a special ceremony at OeCI´s annual members´ meeting in Vienna.
"With the increasing globalization of business, it is important for professionals to keep pace with the latest knowledge, skills, and trends in the profession," said Dr. McGuire. "Local accounting and finance professionals will benefit from the knowledge and marketing efforts of OeCI. I´m pleased that our two organizations can work together to advance the profession in this important region."
The Austria chapter´s officers include: Christian Kreuzer, president; Rita Niedermayr-Kruse, president-elect; Pascal Peter, CMA, vice president; Birgit Noehammer, secretary/treasurer; and Jana Kr?má?ová, professional education team member. Other key members of the chapter´s organizational committee include Klaus Furthmayr, Albin Hahn, Michael Heinisch, Siegfried Mayrhofer, Christof Müller, Michaela Novak-Chaid, and Karlheinz Zügner.
About IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)
IMA®, the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) program, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 60,000 members in 120 countries and 200 local chapter communities. IMA provides localized services through its offices in Montvale, N.J., USA; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, UAE; and Beijing, China. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.
About OeCI (Austrian Controller Institute)
The Austrian Controller´s Institute (OeCI) was established in 1982 and is the association for controllers in Austria. OeCI is the local market leader in professional financial education for managers in corporations and non-profit organizations. It offers postgraduate programs, courses of study, seminars, conferences and in-house trainings with more than 3,000 participants every year. More than 500 companies are members of OeCI. With subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Romania, OeCI also has a strong focus on Eastern Europe. For more information about OECI, please visit www.oeci.at.
