Education

• Diplom-Ökonom [business & economics graduate] / Dr. rer. oec. (1997 / 2000, Ruhr University Bochum)
• Wirtschaftsprüfer [chartered accountant] (2004) and Chartered Financial Analyst (2003)
• Member of the IDW Fachausschuss für Unternehmensbewertung und Betriebswirtschaft (FAUB) [Expert committee for Company valuation and Business Economics] (since 2008)
• Member of the IDW task force „Bewertung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen" [Valuation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises]

Professional experience

• IVC Independent Valuation & Consulting Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (since 2005)
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, Corporate Finance (2000–2005)
• Chair of Business Auditing (Ruhr University Bochum, 1997–1999)

Industry focus and professional interests

• Valuation of energy supply companies and public utility companies
• Valuations under IDW S 1, RS HFA 10, RS HFA 16
• Purchase price allocations and impairment tests under IFRS and US-GAAP
• Option valuations
• Transaction-oriented valuations

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