Karma & Associés joins Russell Bedford as first full member in Tunis

December 2017

Following the recent addition of its new firm in Morocco, global professional services group Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of Karma & Associés as its first full member firm in Tunisia.

Founded in 2015, Karma & Associés is a three-partner firm led by managing partner, Aymen Karma, a member of Tunisian and French Association of Certified Public Accountants. Partner, Sami Karma, previously General Secretary and Vice-President of the Tunisian Association of Certified Public Accountants (OECT), also supports the firm.

Based in a commercial district of Tunisia’s capital city, the firm, along with its 21 personnel, provides a broad range of accounting, tax and auditing services, recently recruiting a new principal from a Big-4 firm to lead the consulting and advisory department.

Karma & Associés has more than 120 clients, mostly local SMEs, subsidiaries of international corporations and Tunisian nationals based overseas. The firm is experienced in sectors including services, tourism, distribution, manufacturing and finance.

Commenting on Karma & Associés’s appointment, Stephen Hamlet, CEO of Russell Bedford said: “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Karma & Associés as our first full member in Tunisia. The recent growth in their management team demonstrates the firm’s ambition for growth, which we admire and encourage. Our members look forward to working with Aymen and his team and to meeting at our upcoming conferences.”

Karma & Associés managing partner, Aymen Karma, added: “We are absolutely delighted to have been accepted into the Russell Bedford network. This means a great deal to our firm and entire team – we feel a real sense of opportunity for developing Karma & Associés and we look forward to this exciting new time of change and renewal.”