Our professional staff consists of holders of university degrees and some of them hold even postgraduate degree.
Our expertise in various business sectors meets with almost every requirement of the entities, regarding financial and special audits, restating financial statements, providing tax and consulting services, internal audit and training etc.
At the same time and within the framework of continuous improvement of our people’s expertise, we promote, on an ongoing basis, their participation in specialized training courses. In this way, they are timely informed about all current issues and are able to develop their professional skills. This contributes to their ability to meet with the clients expectations and render services of high quality.
Below, we present a summary of CV’ s of our Company’s Executives:
Nikolaos Tsiboukas
Overview
Mr. Tsiboukas has over 30 years of experience in providing audit and consulting services in similar companies of the auditing sector (KPMG, ANDERSEN and SOL). For almost five years, he served as an Audit Partner at KPMG and currently is Chairman of the Board of DFK PD AUDIT S.A.
Responsibilities
His main responsibility is to provide audit services to companies operating in Greece mainly in the financial, industrial and commercial sector. He is also specialized at specific financial audits on capital increases, acquisitions and mergers. His role as Chairman of the Board includes the supervision and guidance of Company’s auditors in providing high quality services within the existing legal framework and in accordance with the policies of DFK international organization.
Experience
- Engagement Partner for audit banks and insurance companies
- Engagement Partner for audit brokerage companies and mutual funds
- Engagement Partner for audit industrial and commercial companies
- Engagement Partner for audit shipping companies (coastal and oceanic shipping)
- Engagement Partner for special assignments regarding acquisitions and mergers, preparation of business plans etc
- Responsible for the preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with the International Accounting Standards
Education and Qualification
- Graduate of the Economic Faculty of the University of Macedonia
- Certified Public Accountant – Μember of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece
- Member of the Economic Chamber of Greece
Margarita Panagiotopoulou
Overview
Ms. Panagiotopoulou has 13 years of experience in providing audit and advisory services to related companies in the industry (SOL S.A. LTD). She holds a PhD Department in Business Administration, University of the Aegean in the subject of the Audit and Accounting. For two years she served as Equity Partner in SOL S.A. and is currently Equity Partner and holds the position of Managing Director of the audit firm DFK PD AUDIT AE.
Responsibilities
Her main responsibility is to provide audit services to companies operating in Greece mainly in the Insurance, Industrial and Commercial Sector. She is also specialized at specific financial audits on capital increases, acquisitions and mergers as well as fraud audits. Her role as Audit Partner includes the supervision and guidance of the audit team in accordance with the DFK policies, defining the importance of the design of controls and the review of all major deliverables of projects to customers. She also participates in committees in and outside the company to analyze and elaborate various accounting and auditing issues.
Experience
- Engagement Partner for the audits to companies in the Insurance Sector.
- Engagement Partner for the audits to Brokerage Companies.
- Engagement Partner for the audits to Industrial and Commercial Companies.
- Engagement Partner for specific assignments on acquisitions and mergers
- Liquidator and Consultant to Insurance Companies under Liquidation.
Education and Qualification
- University of the Aegean (PhD in in Business Administration)
- Athens University of Economics and Business (former ASOEE) Department of Business Administration
- Certified Public Accountant – Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece
Barbara Savvidi
Overview
Mrs. Savvidi has 14 year experience in providing audit and consulting services in similar companies within the auditing sector. She is currently Senior Audit Manager in the Audit Department of DFK PD AUDIT.
Responsibilities
Her main responsibility is to provide audit services to companies operating in Greece mainly activating in the industrial and commercial sector. She is also specialized at specific financial audits on mergers, acquisitions, spin-off division and transformation of companies into other legal forms.
Her role as a Senior Audit Manager includes daily supervision and guidance of audit teams to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the audit services in accordance with DFK policies. She collaborates and informs the Audit Partner on all audit issues and assists in preparing all major deliverables to clients.
Experience
- Engagement Manager for auditing Statutory Financial Statements
- Engagement Manager in Tax Audits carried out based on the relevant legislation
- Engagement Manager for special purpose engagements regarding mergers, acquisitions, divisions (spin off) and transformation of companies into other legal forms
- Engagement Manager for special audits
- Member of teams for the preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with the International Accounting Standards
Education and Qualification
- Graduate of the University of Piraeus
- Certified Public Accountant – Μember of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece
- Member of the Economic Chamber of Greece