Martin Scholich

In his presentation, Martin Scholich will address the topic of "Value enhancement and regulation".

The PricewaterhouseCoopers AG is one of the leading auditing and consulting firms and, as an independent member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers international network, has access to the resources of a total of 130,000 employees in 148 countries. In Germany, around 8,000 employees in the areas of auditing and audit-related services (Assurance), tax consulting (Tax) and transaction, process and crisis consulting (Advisory) at 28 locations generate a turnover of 1.1 billion euros.

PwC audits and advises leading industrial and service companies, from SMEs to large corporations. The "Mittelstand" division, which supports medium-sized companies with a dense network of local contacts, has been greatly expanded recently. PwC's clients also include public sector companies, associations, municipal bodies and other organizations. In total, the company can draw on the experience of 384 partners and around 5,700 other specialists worldwide with comprehensive industry knowledge in all major industrial sectors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has enjoyed above-average success not least due to its corporate philosophy, which not only sets a high standard of quality in terms of professional expertise, but also emphasizes values such as integrity, independence and objectivity.

Mr. Martin Scholichborn in 1965, is a partner and member of the Management Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Frankfurt. He studied business administration at the University of Cologne and obtained his Master of Business Administration from Eastern Illinois University, USA. Martin Scholich has worked in corporate finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers since 1991, has headed the Advisory division in Germany since 2004 and is a member of the European Advisory Management Team. He is a certified public accountant and tax advisor and has expertise in the areas of advising on transactions, valuing companies, supporting IPOs and introducing value-based management systems and shareholder value management. He has published numerous articles on these topics. In addition, Mr. Scholich is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW) and of the IDW Expert Committee for Business Valuation and Business Administration.

Status: Beginning of 2007