Lina Lemessiou

Lina joined Russell Bedford in November 2022 with experience working for EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group). Initially involved in the launch of projects to stimulate innovation and best practices in the field of corporate reporting in Europe, she then moved to a central management team role in the development of draft European sustainability reporting standards.

Prior to that, she benefited from a diverse professional experience; working on assurance in public practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers, internal audit in the financial services industry, audit oversight and regulatory compliance at the international level for ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), as a technical expert on corporate reporting, audit, ethics, public policy and regulation for the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, and as an adjunct professor for the University of Cyprus lecturing on auditing, financial reporting, ethics and corporate governance.

For several years, she also acted as Counsellor on Company Law for the Government of Cyprus, with direct involvement in legislative developments at national and EU level on audit, accounting and non-financial information.

Lina holds a degree in computer science from the University of Manchester. She is also a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.