So close. So good.People at Gehrke Econ
Your personal contact—always there for you
With us, you’re not on your own: From the very beginning, you’ll be supported by a dedicated contact person who understands your needs and answers your questions quickly and reliably. That way, you’ll always have someone by your side who takes care of your concerns—personally, directly, and with trust.
Management
Michael
Bautz
° Tax advisor
Career
- Apprenticeship as a tax clerk
- 1997 appointed as a certified tax advisor
Main focus
- Compiliation of financial statements for stock corporations and partnerships and special purpose frameworks
- Drawing up the associated tax returns
- Providing assistance during tax audits
Jens
Bruns
° Diplom-Kaufmann (FH) ° Tax advisor ° Manager ° Partner
Career
- Apprenticeship as a tax clerk, university studies majoring in tax, auditing and banking
- 2004 Appointed as a certified tax advisor
- Since 2014 Managing Partner
- Lecturer in “MBA, Management of SMEs” for masters students at the University of Hanover
Main focus
- Private and business tax returns
- Succession issues and transfers of private wealth
- Advising not-for-profit organizations”
Sven
Dierking
° International business graduate ° Business consultant ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Studies at International Business School, Lippstadt
- Since 2000 employed at Gehrke Econ
- Since 2013 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Design and implementation of controlling systems, cost accounting
- Corporate finance
- Assisting M&A activities / advising on succession issues”
Werner
Flügge
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Apprenticeship in banking followed by studies at the Remote Learning University of Hagen and Georg-August-University, Göttingen
- 1997 appointed as a certified tax advisor
- 2000 appointed as a certified public auditor
- Since 2005 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Reorganizations and reorganization tax law / corporate reorganizations
- Business rescues and restructuring, expert reports pursuant to IDW S 2, S 6, S 9 and S 11
- Transaction advisory and business valuations S 1
- Legal defense/ representing clients during tax audits”
Dr. jur. Nicolas W.
Garstka
° Lawyer ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Studies in Hanover
- 2001 admission to practice law
- Employed at the law firm, Götz-Werner von Fromberg & Collegen
- Since 2016 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Corporate and commercial law (advisory and contracts)
- Insurance law (life, accident, disability and D&O)
- Litigation (representing insurance companies, litigation with directors, tax advisors liability)
Ulrich
Gehrke
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Studies with a focus on tax and auditing, thereafter employed at KPMG and EY
- Since 1992 Managing Partner
- Advisory board of and HANNOVER Finanz
- Member of the Executive Committee of the global advisory network GGI
- Lecturer in “MBA, Management of SMEs” for masters students at the University of Hanover
Main focus
- Advising on tax structures
- Advising on anticipated succession issues
- Private asset management
Olaf
Goldmann
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Studies at the University of Göttingen
- Employed at PwC and other large advisory firms
- Since 2014 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Auditing and advising SMEs and groups of companies
- Auditing separate and consolidated financial statements (HGB and IFRS)
- Restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence
Stephan
Hachmeyer
° Sustainability-Auditor IDW ° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Trained as an industrial clerk and studied economics in Paderborn
- Worked for PwC for many years
- Appointment as tax consultant 2010 / as auditor 2014
- Since 2021 Managing Director
Main focus
- Preparation, consulting and review of sustainability information
- Auditing and consulting of medium-sized industrial companies and handicraft enterprises
- Accounting of annual and consolidated financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Auditing of IT systems in small and medium-sized enterprises (project-related or regularity and security requirements)
- Business audits (ISAE 3000 / ISRS 4400)
Anika
Hartmann
° Diplom-Kauffrau (FH) ° Specialist consultant for corporate succession (DStV e. V.) ° Tax consultant ° Managing director ° Partner
Career
- Business studies at the Wilhelmshaven University of Applied Sciences
- Appointed as a tax consultant in 2012
- Worked as a tax consultant in various medium-sized tax consulting firms
- With Gehrke Econ since 2022
Main focus
- Tax structuring advice
- Tax advice in company succession processes
- Support during tax audits
- Ongoing tax support for medium-sized groups of companies and preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns
- Implementation of tax training courses
Dr. Dennis J.
Hartmann
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Specialist in international tax law ° Specialist consultant for restructuring and corporate planning (DStV e.V.) ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Studies of commerce at the Universities of Hanover and Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Diploma)
- 2011 appointed as a certified tax advisor, 2013 as a public auditor
- Employed at Hannover Rück, Linklaters and PwC
- Since 2018 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Tax consulting
- Restructuring
- Tax structuring of company acquisitions and sales
- Due Diligence
- International tax law and transfer pricing
- Reorganisation and restructuring
- Audit of annual financial statements
- Special audits
Thorsten
Hunsalzer
° Lawyer ° Specialist lawyer for insolvency and reorganisation law ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- 2004 – 2019 Attorney-at-law in insolvency administrator law firms
- 2016 – 2019 Appointed as insolvency administrator
- 2019 Legal Counsel and restructuring advisor at Volkswagen AG
- Since 2020 with Gehrke Econ
- Since 2021 Managing Partner of Gehrke Econ Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Main focus
- Advice on restructuring, insolvency, self-administration and protective shield proceedings
- Preparation and support of insolvency plans
- Advice to managing directors, in particular managing director and shareholder liability
- Enforcement and defense of insolvency avoidance claims
- Creditor representation
Franz-Josef
Kirse
° Dipl.-Ing. agr. ° Tax advisor ° Partner
Career
- Managing Partner of Gehrke Econ Celle Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
Main focus
- Business succession
- Selection of legal form
- Tax structures (private and business)
- Gift tax, estate tax
- Agricultural and forestry sector
Lars
Krümmel
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Business consultant ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Apprenticeship in banking specialist and study of business administration (university Münster)
- Certified restructuring and refurbishment consultant (IFUS Institute)
- 2002 – 2004 Examination-related advice at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- 2004 – 03. 2019 SME consulting at hahn,consultants gmbh
- Since 04. 2019 Gehrke Econ Unternehmensberatungsgesellschaft mbH
- Managing Partner of Gehrke Econ Unternehmensberatungsgesellschaft mbH since 05. 2020
Main focus
- Concept development and implementation support in restructuring/refurbishment phases
- Growth advice and succession planning
- Corporate management and controlling
Martin
Lütge
° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Managing shareholder of Gehrke Econ Lehrte Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH with locations in Lehrte and Peine
Main focus
- Financial statements, tax returns for businesses
- Drawing up tax returns for private persons
- Advising on welfare facilities (PBV)
- Business formations and business consulting
- Assisting during tax field audits
Gesa
Meyer
° Tax advisor ° Managing Director
Career
- Trained as a wholesale and foreign trade clerk
- Studied economics with a focus on “Accounting and Management” in Osnabrück
- Worked for PKF Fasselt Schlage in Braunschweig
- Appointed as a tax consultant in 2018
- With Gehrke Econ since 2018
Main focus
- Preparation of annual financial statements and the associated tax declarations
- Support during tax audits
- Tax structuring advice
Ralf
Schnippengerd
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Auditor ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director
Career
- Studies at the University of Münster
- Employed at PwC and a cooperative auditing association
Main focus
- Auditing and advising SMEs and groups of companies
- Auditing separate and consolidated financial statements (HGB and IFRS)
- Restructuring, company valuation, due diligence
Denise
Staak
° Dipl.- Juristin ° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Apprenticeship in higher public administration, followed by studies at the University of Hanover
- 2005 appointed as a certified tax advisor, employed at Ernst & Young
- Since 2001 at Gehrke Econ, Managing Partner since 2014
Main focus
- Advising on tax structures
- Real estate tax law
- Corporate and tax restructurings
- Tax due diligence / Tax compliance
- Compiling financial statements pursuant to commercial law and tax law
Kristin
Süßenbach
° Tax advisor ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Trained as a tax clerk
- Business studies with focus on tax and auditing at the FHDW Hannover
- Joined Gehrke Econ in 2013
- 2020 Appointment as tax consultant
- Since 2022 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Private and business tax declaration
- Company succession and private asset transfers
Oliver
Vogt
° Diplom-Kaufmann ° Business consultant ° Managing Director ° Partner
Career
- Apprenticeship in industrial business followed by studies in Augsburg
- Employed at Unilever
- Since 2002 Managing Partner
Main focus
- Assisting companies with holistic business analytics – particularly for restructuring and business rescue
- Developing and implementing tailored business strategies
- Coaching family-owned companies in succession issues
- Holistic advisory for transactions involving SMEs
- Establishing and implementing budgets and controlling instruments
- Installing and accompanying benchmarking workshops
- Coach at the KfW development bank for business turn-arounds
Our Teams – Experts in Every Field
Behind our success are people who bring passion and expertise to their work. Our employees advise, organize, support, and guide—each in their own way and drawing on their individual strengths. Together, we form a strong team that offers you the best possible support at all times.
