Karsten SCHMIDT
Introduction
Karsten Schmidt was born in 1965 in Fulda. He studied business administration at the Fulda Technical College and began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co, Stuttgart, in 1988. After the fall of the Berlin-Wall in 1989 Karsten was delegated with the task of establishing a new Dresden subsidiary. In the winter of 1990 he decided to stay in Dresden.
After qualifying as a certified public accountant Karsten joined the SGK-Group in 1998. He is now a shareholder and Managing Director of SGK Auditnet GmbH,
Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft.
One of Karsten’s areas of specialist knowledge is the microelectronics industry. Karsten also has extensive experience in business valuations, due diligence, tax consultancy, audits in the public sector and business start-ups.
Karsten is married and has one daughter. His hobbies are scuba-diving, skiing and relaxing.
Main expertise
Auditing - Limited company
Secondary expertise
Accounts preparation - Limited company
Specialised expertise
- Auditing - Public sector
Languages spoken
- English
- German
Qualifications
Master in Economics (Technical University of Fulda) Examination as Chartered Accounted (Wirtschaftspruferexamen)
Education
1984 - 1988 Study at Technical University of Fulda 1988 - 1996 Assistent, Senior and Manager at Arthur Andersen & Co, Germany, office in Stuttgart and Dresden 1996 - 1998 Office Manager of Roedl & Partner, Dresden office since 1998 Equity Partner of SGK Kuenzel Schmidt & Partner, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft and SGK Auditnet GmbH, Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft
Professional Activity
Auditing of SME limited companies and companies of the public sector. Preparation of financial statements for all kind of legal structures and business-branches. Preparation of tax returns for all kind of industries and legal structure (limited, partnership, etc.)
Community Activity
INAA, XING, Ernst&Young/Arthur Andersen Alumni-Network