Markus Zeimes has more than 30 years of experience as an auditor. He started his career at KPMG Düsseldorf. After qualifying as a Tax Advisor and Certified Public Accountant, he worked for KPMG in London (two years) and the German Accounting Standards Committee in Berlin (three years).

      His focus is on auditing listed industrial clients. He has also advised companies on major carve-out and transformation projects including IPO´s.

      Markus also teaches students on the Master's program in Accounting at the Schumpeter School of Economics in Wuppertal.

      1. Education & qualification
        • Diploma in Business Administration at the University of Cologne
        • PhD at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
      2. Accreditations
        • Certified Public Accountant and Tax Advisor
      3. Optional Details
        • 30 years of experience as an auditor of international DAX corporations and active family businesses in the role of Global Lead Partner and Client Executive, Of which:
          • 2 years at KPMG London
          • 3 years Technical Director of the German Accounting Standards Committee in Berlin
        • Extensive experience in audits of annual and consolidated financial statements, corporate transformations, IPOs and M&A transactions.
        • Member of “Next Wave Audit Project” KPMG Germany
        • Member of the Industrial Manufacturing Leadership Team KPMG International
        • Mentor in the “Sales Mentoring” Program of KPMG Germay
        • Coach of audit committee members at ESMT, Berlin

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