Team
Thomas Budde
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
Vita
since 2005 | Partner of Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1992 – 2004 | Senior, Manager, most recently Member of the Executive Board of Rölfs WP Partner AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf and Partner of the RölfsPartner-Group (now: BakerTilly Group)
1990 – 1992 | Audit assistant at Arthur Andersen GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1997 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
1994 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
1989 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel
Furthermore
since 2022 | Member of the working group “IFRS-Accounting” of the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, Incorporated Association] (IDW)
since 2019 | Chairman of the North Rhine-Westphalia Regional Group of the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer e.V. [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, Incorporated Association] (IDW)
since 2014 | Member of the working group “Compliance Assurance Engagements”, later “Assurance and Business related Questions on Governance, Risk and Compliance” of the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, Incorporated Association] (IDW)
since 2011 | Member of the Administrative Council of the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer e.V. [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, Incorporated Association] (IDW)
Katja Scholten
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüferin), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberaterin)
Vita
since 2006 | Partner of Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1999 – 2006 | Audit assistant, audit senior, most recently manager of Rölfs WP Partner AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf (now: BakerTilly Group)
1997 – 1999 | Assistant of the Head of the Accounting Department at Mannesmann Demag AG Energie- und Umwelttechnik
2006 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüferin)
2003 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberaterin)
1997 | Diplom-Betriebswirtin (BA), degree in business administration at the Berufsakademie Mannheim
Furthermore
since 2014 | Member of the Examination Board for the Certified German Public Auditor exam (Wirtschaftsprüferxamen)
Michael Mersmann
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
Vita
since 2022 | Partner of Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
2018 – 2021 | Of Counsel at Budde van Hall Hasenklever Scholten PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
since 2017 | Own practice
2006 – 2017 | Director/Vice President SolarWorld AG, responsible for:
- External accounting and reporting
- Treasury, law and taxes
- Risk management, internal controls and insurance
Furthermore:
- Member of several committees (Compliance, Hedging, SAP Implementation)
- Managing Director of several German companies
2002 – 2006 | Authorized Representative / Senior at Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1999 – 2002 | Assistant / Senior at Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
2006 | Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer) exam
2002 | US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam
1999 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the University Cologne (Universität zu Köln)
1994 | Completion of apprenticeship as assistant in tax and business consulting professions
Ulrich Hasenklever
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
Vita
since 2022 | Of Counsel at Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
2018 – 2021 | Partner of Budde van Hall Hasenklever Scholten PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
since 2013 | Own practice
2002 – 2013 | Partner Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
2000 – 2002 | Partner Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1995 – 2000 | (Senior)Manager Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1990 – 1995 | Assistant / Senior at Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1997 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
1994 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
1990 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the University Cologne (Universität zu Köln)
Georg van Hall
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
Vita
since 2022 | Of Counsel at Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
2009 – 2021 | Partner of Budde van Hall Hasenklever Scholten PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
since 2005 | Own practice
1987 – 2004 | Senior, Manager, most recently Member of the Executive Board of Rölfs WP Partner AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf and Partner of the RölfsPartner-Group (today: BakerTilly Group)
1983 – 1987 | Audit assistant / Senior at Arthur Andersen GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1989 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
1987 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
1983 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the University of Berlin (Technischen Universität Berlin)
Furthermore
Lecturer for auditing at the Academy for Taxes, Law and Business, Cologne
Member of the working group “ISA-Transformation” of the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, Incorporated Association] (IDW)
Lecturer / Accounting-Trainer at e.g. Big 4, Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany] or NWB Trainings
Matthias Küpper
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
Vita
since 2017 | Of Counsel at Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
since 2016 | Own practice
2002 – 2015 | Partner of Sauerland Rybka und Partner WPG StBG, Cologne, and Shareholder-Managing Director of SRP Rogalli, Rybka GmbH StBG, Cologne
2000 – 2002 | Own practice
2000 | Member of the Executive Board (CFO)
1990 – 1999 | Audit Assistant / Senior / Manager Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1997 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
1995 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
1990 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the University Cologne (Universität zu Köln)
Peter Nolden
Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer), Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
Vita
since 2018 | Of Counsel at Budde Scholten Mersmann PartG mbB
AccountingPartners
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
since 2013 | Own practice
2002 – 2013 | Partner Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
1994 – 2002 | Partner Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1989 – 1994 | (Senior)Manager Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1984 – 1989 | Assistant / Senior Arthur Andersen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1990 | Appointment as Certified German Public Auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer)
1988 | Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater)
1984 | Diplom-Kaufmann, degree in business administration at the University Cologne (Universität zu Köln)