Executive Board
Michael Laminger, Executive Director
Austrian Certified Public Accountant, Tax Advisor, Cooperative Auditor
Expertise
- Audit of financial institutes
- Audit-related consulting services
Memberships
- Federation of Austrian Cooperative Associations (VÖR) – Chairman
- Austrian Financial Reporting and Auditing Committee – Board Member
- Board of Experts for Corporate Law and Auditing
- Audit of the Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors
- Austrian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (IWP)
- Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors (KSW)
Professional experience
- 2011 to date: Executive Director, Multicont Revisions- und Treuhand GmbH
- 2011 to date: Chairman of the Austrian auditing association of cooperative unions (Vereinigung österreichischer Revisionsverbände)
- 2007 to date: Austrian Raiffeisen Association (“Österreichischer Raiffeisenverband”) – since 2011 Head of Audit Department
- 2004 - 2007: Austria Tabak/Gallaher: Head of tax department of the division „Europe”
- 2001 - 2004: Deloitte & Touche – Tax Department
Christian Loicht, Executive Director
Austrian Certified Public Accountant, Tax Advisor
Additional professional responsibilities
- responsible for the service line “Audit financial sector”
- responsible for the service line “Audit of private foundations”
Expertise
- financial Audits of banks clients (local GAAP and IFRS)
- quality assurance audits according to the Abschlussprüfer-Aufsichtsgesetz (APAG)
- Audit-related consulting services
Memberships
- Austrian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (IWP)¸ admission 1996
- Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors (KWS), admission 1987
- Board of Experts for Corporate Law and Auditing
- Quality Assurance Commission in the Profession Oversight Board (Abschlussprüfer-Aufsichtsbehörde, APAB) since Oct.1, 2016
- Working Committee for External Quality Assurance (AeQ) from 2011 to September 30, 2016
- former Audit Profession Oversight Board (Arbeitsausschuss für externe Qualitätssicherung - AeQ); from 2011 to Sept 30, 2016)
- Certified Quality Assurance Auditor (according to the Abschlussprüfer-Aufsichtsgesetz - APAG)
- responsible for the service line “Audit financial sector”
- responsible for the service line “Audit of private foundations”
Professional experience
- 2013 to date: Executive Director, Multicont Revisions- und Treuhand GmbH; Certified Public Accountant in the Austrian Raiffeisen Association (“Österreichische Raiffeisenverband” - ÖRV)
- 2008 to date: Trainer at the Raiffeisen Campus
- 2008 - 2013: Head of the audit department of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association (ÖRV)
- 1986 - 2008: PwC Austria – finally Director in the service line Audit and Assurance Services
Rainald Maurer, Managing Director
Austrian Certified Public Accountant, Tax Advisor
Additional professional responsibilities
- Tax Consulting
Expertise
- consulting in all aspects of the Austrian tax law and reorganization of companies
- support of the clients during tax audits
Memberships
- Austrian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (IWP)¸ admission 1998
- Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors (KWS), admission 1987
- judicial expert for accounting and taxes
- former member of audit profession oversight board (Arbeitsausschuss für externe Qualitätsicherung; AeQ); from 2011 to Sept 30, 2016)
- former certified quality assurance auditor (until 2016)
Professional experience
- 2004 to date: Managing Director, Multicont Revisions- und Treuhand GmbH
- 1998 to date: Head of the tax department of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association (“Österreichischer Raiffeisenverband”)
- 1998 to date: lecturer at the Raiffeisen Campus
- 1988 - 1998: Senior Manager and authorized signatory for Coopers & Lybrand – Tax
Franz Rauchbauer, Executive Director
Austrian Certified Public Accountant, Tax Advisor
Additional professional responsibilities
- responsible for the service lines IT-Audit and Audit
- leads the EMEA AGN IT task force
Expertise
- financial Audits (local GAAP and IFRS)
- quality assurance audits according to the Abschlussprüfer-Aufsichtsgesetz (APAG)
- Audits of IT-systems
- Audits of service-related internal control systems according to in International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3402 „Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organization“.
- Preparation and audit of internal control systems
- Services based on Sarbanes Oxley Act
- Audit-related consulting services
Memberships
- Austrian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (IWP)¸ admission 2000
- Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors (KSW), admission 1988
- Board of Experts for IT-Audit and Information technology
- Certified quality assurance auditor (according to the Abschlussprüfer-Aufsichtsgesetz - APAG)
Professional experience:
- 2018 to date: EMEA AGN, IT task force leader
- 2017 to date: Executive Director, IKW Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH
- 2007 to date: Executive Director, Multicont Revisions- und Treuhand GmbH
- 1988 - 2007: Senior Manager and authorized signatory for PwC – audit and IT-audit
- 2000 - 2006: FH Vienna-lecturer
- 1985 - 1988: Software Engineer, Siemens AG, Vienna