Dr. Manuel Koch joins Transfer Pricing firm Questro International
Questro International has announced the opening of a Stuttgart office in Germany and the recruitment of Dr. Manuel Koch as additional TP Partner in Germany. Manuel works across all TP areas, with a particular focus on intangibles topics as well as operational TP and IT tools for TP management.
Questro International was founded in October 2013 by an experienced team of ex-Big 4 transfer pricing professionals. Manuel joins the firm after 20 years of Big 4 international tax and transfer pricing experience, most recently as a Executive Director at EY in Germany and Partner of LKC International.
Manuel is a German Certified Tax Advisor and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (lic. cec. HSG), an MBA in International Taxation and a PhD in Economics (Dr. rer. pol.).
Manuel brings significant experience of over 10 years specialisation in the area of transfer pricing consulting with significant experience in intangible transactions. During his Big 4 career, Manuel worked in Germany, Switzerland and the United States on engagements for a number of multinational clients from different industries, including automotive, electronics, consumer products, retail, fashion and pharmaceuticals. In addition, he has gained significant experience in international tax planning engagements for international corporates including holding and principal structures as well as Swiss finance branches and IP boxes.
Manuel is a contributor to various publications on transfer pricing and speaks widely on transfer pricing, especially for intangibles, in Germany and Internationally.
Manuel comments: “I am delighted to join Questro’s team of very strong and experienced Transfer Pricing professionals. While working with Questro during the last two years, I have experienced Questro’s special team spirit and their devotion to delivering quality and client focus. Questro has build up an excellent market reputation during the last five years across its offices in Switzerland, the Netherlands, & Germany. It is our mission to build on these achievements and thereby maintain Questro’s unique spirit and strong client focus. I look forward to contribute further to that success in Germany and abroad aside my local Partner colleague Thorsten Schaus and the other Questro Partners internationally.”