Baker Tilly Starts the Year with Four New Partners

The international consulting and auditing firm Baker Tilly has appointed Jonas Hagen, Dr. Christiane Krüger, Gero Lendzian, and Christian Neundorf as new partners from its own ranks. With these internal partner promotions at the start of the new fiscal year, Baker Tilly now counts 139 partners across locations throughout Germany.

“We warmly congratulate our new partner and partners on this important career milestone. These appointments impressively demonstrate the success of our internal career and talent development programs. It is great to see how we can strategically strengthen the Baker Tilly partnership with so much expertise and commitment from within,” commented the Baker Tilly Management Board. “Our internal partner promotions are the best proof of our growth strategy and the attractive career opportunities at Baker Tilly. All of our new partners bring with them the typical Baker Tilly DNA: an interdisciplinary, international, and entrepreneurial mindset that leads to high-quality solutions delivering measurable added value for our clients.”

Jonas Hagen
Auditor and Tax Advisor Jonas Hagen has been strengthening the Audit & Advisory division at Baker Tilly since 2021. His main areas of focus are statutory and consolidated financial statement audits, particularly for public interest entities. He also has extensive experience in providing audit-related advisory services in Internal Audit and Due Diligence. His key industry sectors include mechanical and plant engineering, industrial and consumer goods, and media. As a partner, Hagen will further advance the support of public interest entities, especially in statutory and consolidated audits, at the Düsseldorf office.

Dr. Christiane Krüger
Attorney-at-Law and Tax Advisor Dr. Christiane Krüger, LL.M., has been with Baker Tilly since 2020. She specializes in transaction tax law, focusing on tax due diligence, acquisition structuring, SPA support, and corporate reorganizations in both national and international contexts. Another significant area of her expertise is W&I advisory (Warranty & Indemnity); she acts as Underwriting Counsel for various W&I insurers and advises them on Special Tax Risk Insurance. Her experience in this segment also informs her other advisory areas. In her new role as partner, Dr. Krüger will focus on further developing W&I advisory and Special Tax Risk Insurance consulting, alongside her work in transaction tax law and tax structuring.

Gero Lendzian
Tax Advisor Gero Lendzian has been active at Baker Tilly’s Dortmund office since 2004, with a focus on accounting, tax compliance, and outsourcing services. His work primarily involves developing, optimizing, and controlling (DATEV) processes. In addition to client support, Lendzian will, as a partner, drive the standardization and digitalization of all DATEV-related processes across locations and act as a business enabler in Business IT for all DATEV users.

Christian Neundorf
Auditor and Tax Advisor Christian Neundorf has been with Baker Tilly since 2015. After completing his degree in economics, he began his career in Audit & Advisory at the Düsseldorf office. His professional focus lies in auditing and advising pension institutions, particularly professional pension schemes and supplementary pension funds. Additionally, Neundorf is involved in auditing and advising industrial companies in the automotive, engineering, and heavy industry sectors. As a partner, he will further develop and strategically strengthen the auditing and advisory services for pension institutions.

As cross-company management body in Germany, the Baker Tilly Management Board is responsible for developing and implementing the Group strategy and coordinating the overarching service areas: 
•    Prof. Dr. Thomas Edenhofer, Managing Partner, German CPA, Tax Advisor
•    Ralf Gröning, Managing Partner, German CPA, Tax Advisor
•    Dr. Thomas Gemmeke, Managing Partner, Attorney-at-Law
•    Oliver Hubertus, Managing Partner, Tax Advisor, Attorney-at-Law