Milan, Italy – November 10, 2021 – We are pleased to announce that Piergiorgio Valente, Partner of Crowe Valente, has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Estonia in Milan on 4 October 2021.
Both the Estonian Ambassador to Italy Paul Teesalu and the Estonian Consul Marika Lampi from the Estonian Embassy in Rome attended the opening ceremony.
Honorary consuls are most valuable for the Estonian foreign service, considering their importance and role in the daily support of Estonian citizens worldwide. Further, honorary consulates aid in the promotion of economic relations and of culture. Currently, the Republic of Estonia has six honorary consuls in Italy (link).
Piergiorgio Valente is currently the managing partner of Crowe Valente and holds key roles at the national, international and supranational level. As such, he is President of CFE Tax Advisers Europe, Chairman of the Global Tax Advisers Platform (GTAP), Chairman of the Technical Committee of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI), Member of the Business at OECD (BIAC) Committee on Taxation and Fiscal Policy, among other.
During his career, which spans over 30 years of activity, he has acquired extensive and specialized knowledge of international tax, tax litigation, tax strategy and tax control. He is also the Author of numerous technical and non-technical publications, as well as a frequent speaker at prestigious international conferences.