ACP Board Appoints New Chief

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

09 May 2007

Former Panama Comptroller General, Dani Ariel Kuzniecky Barsky late last month officially assumed his new position as chairman of the Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) Board of Directors at an inaugural ceremony conducted at the presidential palace.

At the inauguration, Mr Kuzniecky, who concurrently holds the rank of Minister for Canal Affairs, stated that "one of my commitments will be to preserve the pride and international prestige that Panama has gained as a result of the ACP's management of the waterway".

Panamanian President Martín Torrijos Espino had previously announced that Mr Kuzniecky's appointment was significant, since "the Canal expansion is the most important project for this government and the country".

As one of his first duties in his new role, Mr Kuzniecky headed an ACP commission to present the second quarterly expansion report to the National Assembly of Panama.

He also presided over the ACP Board of Directors meeting, where the proposal to restructure the Panama Canal's pricing system for the next three years was approved.

During his service to the government, the National Assembly of Panama appointed Mr Kuzniecky as Comptroller General of Panama, a position he held from January 2005 until April 2007.

In this role, he presided over the Central American and Caribbean Superior Comptroller Entities (OCCEFS), and acted as Executive Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Superior Comptroller Entities (OLACEFS).

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