Our Team

Co-headed by a Chinese-German team of two experienced professionals
Supplemented by specialized and experienced partners in the fields of audit, tax, M&A
Involving all members of Staff through cultural awareness trainings and communications

Dipl.-Kaufmann Matthias Schenkel

Certified Public Accountant
Tax Advisor
Managing Partner

Telephone: +49 2619431322
Email: mschenkel@sw-germany.com

MANAGEMENT AUDIT

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Diplom-Kaufmann Degree from University of Saarbrücken (Prof. Wöhe, Prof. Küting) in 1995
5 years of experience with Ernst & Young
Qualified German Tax Advisor since 1999
German Certified Public Accountant since 2001
Partner in Dornbach since 2002
International Contact Partner for Dornbach’s international contacts and networks since 2002
Member of the International Board of SW International
Member of the European and International Executive Committee of GMN International
Specialized in the Audit and Advisory of medium-sized and large family-owned companies
Specialized in Group Accounting, Internal Audits and Tax Compliance
Long standing industry expertise in manufacturing, construction and retail

Philipp Breker

Certified Public Accountant
Tax Advisor
Managing Partner

Telephone: +49 2619431412
Email: pbreker@sw-germany.com

MANAGEMENT / AUDIT / TAX

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences (FHDW) in Bielefeld
Tax Advisor and German Certified Public Accountant
6 years of experience with PwC in Germany and abroad in the field of “Assurance - Industrial Services”
Working at Dornbach since 2013, Partner since January 2018
Focus on audit (annual audit, various special audits), group accounting and the comprehensive consultancy of medium-sized companies
In-depth knowledge of International Accounting (IAS/IFRS)
Special knowledge in the field of company valuations, Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), EACVA e.V.

Prof. Christoph Hell

Certified Public Accountant
Tax Advisor
Managing Partner

Telephone: +49 6818919718
Email: chell@sw-germany.com

MANAGEMENT / AUDIT / CONSULTING

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Diplom-Kaufmann Degree from University of Saarbrücken (Prof. Küting, Prof. Kußmaul) in 1998
More than 5 years of experience with Ernst & Young
3 years of experience in public energy sector (Corporate Development, Investment Management, Group Accounting)
Tax Advisor since 2002
German Certified Public Accountant since 2003
Certified Valuation Analyst since 2013
Managing Partner in DORNBACH since 2009
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, Saarbrücken
President of the Chamber of Public Accountants (Saarland)
Numerous publications on accounting and valuation topics
20 years of experience in Business Valuation, Purchase Price Allocation, Valuation of Intangible Assets, Transaction Advisory, National and International Accounting

Dipl.-Kaufmann Marcel Meyer

Certified Auditor
Certified Tax Advisor
Managing Partner

Telephone: +49 4035533637
Email: mmeyer@sw-germany.com

MANAGEMENT / AUDIT / CONSULTING

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Year-end audits
Group accounting
Company valuations
Special audits

Xun Zhang

Managing Director
Tax Advisor
Audit Manager

Email: xzhang@sw-germany.com

AUDIT / TAX

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s Degree in tax and law
Native Chinese speaker fluent in German
German Certified Tax Advisor since 2020
Working at Alpers Wessel Dornbach, Hamburg since 2020
Many years of experience in the fields of auditing and consulting (in particular, auditing of annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code HGB and IFRS)
Specialized in auditing of real estate project companies, investment fund companies and shipping companies

Dr. Thomas Tesche

Certified Valuation Analyst
Partner

Telephone: +49 6818919731
Email: ttesche@sw-germany.com

CONSULTING

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Diplom-Kaufmann Degree from University of Saarbrücken in 2006
Several years engagement as research assistant/consultant at the Centrum for Accounting and Auditing (University of Saarland, Saarbrücken; Prof. Küting)
Certified Valuation Analyst since 2012
Partner in Dornbach since 2018
Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences Saarland
Over 10 years of experience in Business Valuation, Purchase Price Allocation, Valuation of Intangible Assets, Transaction Advisory, National and International Accounting
Dissertation on Right of Use approach according to IFRS 16 Leases
Author of various publications (valuation and accounting)

Prof. Dr. René Schäfer

Tax Advisor

Telephone: +49 6818919714
Email: rschaefer@sw-germany.com

TAX

ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Diplom-Kaufmann Degree from University of Saarbrücken and Diploma from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Lyon
4 years of experience as a scientific assistant at the Chair for Business Management Studies, particularly Business Taxation from Univ. Prof. Dr. Heinz Kußmaul
Doctorate on the subject of “Taxation of a German-French company” in 2003
Tax Advisor since 2005
Member of the tax department of DORNBACH, Saarbrücken (branch), since 2005
Partner in DORNBACH since 2011
Honorary Professor in the subject of Business Administration at the Saarland University since 2015
Specialized in International Taxation issues regarding medium-sized and large family-owned companies
Specialized in (cross-border) reorganisation tax law

Yudan Liu

Director China Desk
Accounting Manager
IHK Certified Accountant

Telephone: +49 694269094011
Email: yliu@sw-germany.com

ACCOUNTING

Achievements and Qualifications

Diplom Degree in industrial engineering
IHK Certified Accountant since 2014
CINA® - (Certificate in International Accounting)
Certified Data Protection Officer TÜV Nord Stuttgart
Native Chinese speaker fluent in German and English
10 years of experience in the corporate Controlling
Specialized in accounting and preparation of financial statements