German Lars Wiechen has joined Deloitte Romania as a Partner in Financial Advisory Services, after working for almost 10 years for competitors PwC and EY. He will be responsible for leading the Valuation & Modelling service line in Romania, Deloitte announced.

“I am confident that Lars will be a strong addition to our Romanian leadership”, said Ahmed Hassan, Country Managing Partner Deloitte Romania.

Wiechen has more than 13 years of valuation experience in Big4 in Romania and Germany. He has been involved in many top transactions in Romanian providing valuations for either acquisition or financial reporting purposes.

He was senior manager of PwC Romania from 2005 until August 2010 and executive director with EY Romania from September 2010 until October 2014. He joined Deloitte in November 2014, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Lars Wiechen has also contributed to the development of the Romanian valuation profession as an accredited member of the National Association of Authorised Romanian Valuers (ANEVAR) and member of its commission for verification and monitoring.

He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Frankfurt am Main in Germany and graduated in bank business management at Deutsche Bank Hannover.

Lars Wiechen is a Registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Illinois/USA, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and designated Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is also a member of the Forensic and Valuation Services section (FVS) of the AICPA, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and a Recognized European Valuer (REV).

Andrei Chirileasa, andrei@romania-insider.com