Michel Schurer

Financial and compliance audits with focus on chemicals, paper & fertilizer businesses. $120bn Top 20 US private diversified multinational

(Promoted from Associate Director in April 2009) Established new Internal Audit function in Europe for this $8bn Japanese Pharmaceutical company. Role includes preparing Strategic Plan, supporting implementation of Control Self-Assessment, performing financial, operational and compliance audits and promoting risk management.

Leading US executive search company active in 30 countries with $300m revenue. Responsible for financial accounting, controls & management over the established German and newly-set up Swedish businesses

Consolidate, report, analyse worldwide on IT infrastructure. Run governance on mainly finance & budgeting processes. Co-ordinate Risk Management process & implement SOX.

Following Unilever’s acquisition of Bestfoods, continued to lead audits with teams of 2 to 5 senior auditors in an expanded European-wide role

Promoted to head satellite department in Heilbroon/ Germanuy, supervising 2 auditors, planning, and budgeting, as well as performing audits for the German, Swiss, Austrian and Scandinavian countries.

$8bn US food manufacturing company holding global brands such as Knorr and Hellmann’s. Performed financial and operational reviews in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Holland and Saudi Arabia

$6bn US company mainly producing vehicle and electronic components. Performed financial audits in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia and Costa Rica

Provided consulting and auditing services to SME clients, including audits, tax computations, consolidations, accounting and closing the books at year-ends

Professional degree

specialisation Finance & Accounting