Kreston Guatemala

LIC. MARIO LEONEL VELASCO LOPEZ
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR
PARTNER DIRECTOR

ACADEMIC FORMATION

Public accountant and auditor. Graduated from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

Former Professor of the Economic Science Faculty in San Carlos University OF Guatemala – USAC, in the auditing area
Former Graduate School professor in the Master’s Degree Program in Tributary Consulting in San Carlos University

Co-author of the book “Practical Legal Manual for the Small and Medium Businessman”
Co-author of the Handbook of Tributary Laws of Guatemala
Consultant of thesis projects in the Economical Sciences Faculty

ACTIVITY IN THE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONALS OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES

ACTIVITY IN THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS OF GUATEMALA

ACTIVITY IN THE GUATEMALAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS –IGCPA

President of the Board of Directors 1995-1996
Treasurer of the Board of Directors 1992-1993
Member of the Fiscal Commission 1990-1995
President of the Legislation Commission of the I Central American Congress and V National Congress of Public Accounting
Panelist in the area of legislation of the I Central American Congress and V National Congress of Public Accounting
Speaker in seminars and conferences in the fiscal area
President of the Organizing Commission of the Regional Inter-American Seminar of Accounting. Guatemala 1998 and III Convention of Public Accountants and Auditors
Conference speaker at the I Tributary Convention in Guatemala. October 1998
Conference speaker at the I Southwest Tributary Convention in Guatemala. February 1999
Best Conference Award at the IX CPA Congress and I Central American and Mexican Meeting. April 27-29, 2005
Lecturer and speaker in the legislation area at the VII National Congress of Public Accounting. March 1999. Prize for Best Lecturer.
Conference speaker at the II Tributary Convention in Guatemala. October 1999
Conference speaker at the VIII Tributary Convention in Guatemala. November 2006
Conference speaker at the IX Tributary Convention in Guatemala. October 2007

II Central American Congress of Public Accountants, in Nicaragua from May 23-25, 1996
IV Convention of Public Accountants and Auditors, in El Salvador, from July 4-6, 1996
I International Congress of Accounting from the School of Private Accountants of Costa Rica, February 27 to March 2, 2001
Mexico, December 2005, School of Public Accountants from Chiapas, in the Week of the Public Accountant event.

XXI Inter-American Conference of Accounting in Cancún, Mexico, September 11-14, 1995.
XXII Inter-American Conference of Accounting in Lima, Peru, September 8-11, 1997
XXIII Inter-American Conference of Accounting in Puerto Rico, August 2-5, 1999
XI Congress of Economists of Latin America and the Caribbean in La Habana, Cuba, June 11-13, 1997
III Central American Congress of Public Accountants and Auditors in El Salvador, July 27-30, 1998.
36th World Conference of Kreston International, Chicago, USA, October 27-31, 2007

Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Fepyme 1996-1998
Founder of the Guatemalan Institute of Tributary Law
Contributor in Tributary Issues in the “Managerial Panorama Program” of Radio Punto
Collaborator in Tributary issues in the television program “Nuestro Mundo Por La Mañana” on Channel 7
Speaker in seminars, conferences, fiscal and financial forums:

English studies in the European Academy, Guatemalan-American Institute (IGA) and NLC.

SKILLS