- Reinhard Goerdeler
Reinhard Goerdeler (1922-1996) was a German
accountant who was instrumental in foundingKPMG , the leading international firm of accountants. He was the son ofCarl Friedrich Goerdeler , a leadinganti-Nazi activist.After leaving full-time education, Goerdeler joined Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft ('DTG') and worked his way up to the position of
Chairman in which role he sought to expand the firm into an international network which could service his largest clients. His efforts led him to found Klynveld Main Goerdeler in 1979 and KPMG in 1987.He went on to become chairman of
KPMG . Dr. Goerdeler was also the first President of theInternational Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the global organization for the accountancy profession. In retirement he was atrustee of the Max-Reger Institute until he died on3 January 1996 . [ [http://www1.karlsruhe.de/Kultur/Max-Reger-Institut/en/kuratorium.php Max Reger Institute] ]References
Main sources
* [http://kpmghu.lcc.ch/dbfetch/52616e646f6d4956c247e50a674f62a32f0d015479d0165a302d8f3a286f0314/who_were_kpmg.pdf Who were K, P, M & G?]
* [http://www.kpmg.hu/index.thtml/hu/_ki/strollth/goerdeler_reinhard/index.html KPMG Hungary]
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