It seems that in contrast to the role of formal accounting in the HO, the local accounting department is gaining importance in control. The present Financial Director is young woman who has worked closely with the Area Director for a long time. She was first appointed as an interpreter and assistant, as, in contrast to other locals, she was proficient in English. Later on she worked a few years for the marketing department after which she was a local business controller, to whom the Area Director assigned many of the tasks in order to make the operations more functional. Before her most recent post as a financial director, she also managed the Latvian subsidiary for nine months while a new general director was sought. In the end, the Area Director's hand seems to be prevalent in this development, too, and he has seemingly been a important and respected person for the Financial Director.