Martin Zabel

Chartered German Accountant, Tax Adviser and Certified Public Accountant (CPA US)

Professional specialization and competence
 
Since the 1980s international industrial groups
 
1988 – 1991 german practice KPMG New York
 
Since then consulting/support in international accounting (US GAAP, IAS/IFRS)
 
Additional expertise: valuations (M&A, taxes, impairment tests, intangible assets)
 
Instructor IdW (German Institute of Chartered Accountants)
 
Member working groups on IFRS for SME of BDI (Association of German Industry)
and GASB (German Accounting Standards Board) 


  
Main areas of professional activities 

• Conversion to IAS/IFRS/US GAAP (SEC)
• Take over of IAS/IFRS/US GAAP group accounting national & international
• Internal support in organization, preparation, managerial judgement /structuring (e.g. IPO, acquisitions, restructuring, leasing, reverse acquisition)
• Purchase price allocations
• Impairment tests
• Expert opinions
• trainings/coaching (on international level)
• Lecturer
• Articles/comment letters

Responsibilities and experiences
 
• 10 years KPMG

• Today general manager and senior partner AC CHRISTES & PARTNER GmbH, Hamburg/ Frankfurt

• Responsibility for international accounting

• Consultant/coach of companies/groups of different sizes and diverse industries

• Listed companies of every stock segment: Daimler, Siemens, ERGO. former new market, S-Dax,
  regulated market)

• non listed companies of varying sizes (large family owned groups, SME)