Alain Kinsch, Country Managing Partner at EY Luxembourg said: “This is a great achievement to reach such a significant career milestone. All future Partners and Associate Partners have undergone a rigorous selection process and their promotions reflect their strong commitment to living our purpose of building a better working world: they have constantly delivered exceptional client service, built trust in EY and confidence in the capital markets. I wish them every success for the future.”

New Partners as of 1 July 2019

Gabriel de Maigret, Assurance, Commercial Private Services

Gabriel, 39, French, joined EY France in 2005 and EY Luxembourg in 2013. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Essec Business School, Paris, France. Gabriel has acquired over 14 years of experience in assisting commercial and industrial companies in France and Luxembourg. He primarily focuses on the media and telecommunication sectors. He is a Qualified Chartered Accountant in Luxembourg.

Vincent Remy, Tax, Asset Management

Vincent, 41, French, joined EY Luxembourg in 2006. He holds a Masters degree in Business Taxation from Skema Business School (formerly ESC Lille in France) and a post-graduate degree in Law from the University of Valenciennes, France. Vincent has gained substantial experience on a variety of international tax matters for major alternative investment funds (including debt funds, private equity and hedge funds) as well as multinationals. He has specialized in structuring acquisitions, cross-border investments/ financing as well as reorganizations. Vincent has gained professional experience in France and has represented the EY Luxembourg firm in the US for two and a half years. Vincent is the Tax Asset Management, Debt & Hedge Fund leader at EY Luxembourg.

Christophe Vandendorpe, Transaction Advisory Services

Christophe, 45, Luxembourgish-Belgian, joined EY Luxembourg in 2013. He occupied several senior management positions in Luxembourg banks prior to joining EY. He holds a Master degree in Business Engineering from the Louvain School of Management, Belgium. He is a CFA charter holder and a Réviseur d’Entreprises. Christophe is leading the TAS practice in Luxembourg, which he launched in 2013. He has advised numerous clients in selling and acquiring businesses and in the valuation of illiquid assets, such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and commercial companies. He is also mandated regularly in voluntary liquidations and winding down of regulated entities.

New Associate Partners as of 1 July 2019

Pierre-Marie Boul, Assurance, Asset Management

Pierre-Marie, 34, French, joined EY Luxembourg in 2008. He holds a Masters degree in Management, Accounting and Audit from ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, France. Pierre-Marie is a Certified Public Accountant (Réviseur d’Entreprises) in Luxembourg and is representing EY in various working groups of ALFI. After a 2-year secondment at EY Melbourne, Australia, Pierre-Marie returned to Luxembourg to develop third-party assurance reporting services (ISAE / SOC) on Wealth & Asset Management clients, but also in Real Estate and Private Equity. Pierre-Marie is presently serving large asset manager audit clients, mainly originated from the UK/US.

Anthony Cannella, Assurance, Commercial Private Services

Anthony, 35, Belgian, joined EY Luxembourg in 2007 to serve many audit clients of industrial businesses. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from HEC-ULG, Liège, Belgium. Anthony has acquired over 11 years of experience in commercial and industrial companies primarily in the technology, media and telecom sectors. He is a Certified Public Accountant (IRE) in Luxembourg.

Aïssata Coulibaly, Assurance, Private Equity and Commercial Private Services

 Aïssata, 37, French of Ivorian descent, joined EY Luxembourg in 2007. Aïssata holds a Masters degree from Kogod School of Business, Washington D.C, US. Over the past few years at EY, Aïssata has worked for the commercial and private equity sectors, as she has served a number of large audit mandates. Aïssata also completed a secondment at EY Melbourne and has worked extensively for the African market. Aïssata is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises where she represents EY Luxembourg at the Quality Control Commission. Aïssata is also a member of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) African working group and of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA) PE for women and ESG groups.

Pierre-Jean Forrer, Advisory, Commercial Private Services

Pierre-Jean, 50, French, joined EY Luxembourg in 2016. Pierre-Jean holds a Bachelor degree in Economics, Finance and Accounting from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. He has gained 27 years of experience in finance controlling, SAP consulting, project and practice management as well as business development. He has conducted several engagements and projects in various sectors (value chain, business processes and IT systems) such as oil & gas, metals (transformation and distribution), pharmaceuticals (R&D, regulatory, distribution), finance (private banking and investments, commercial loads and insurance), automotive (suppliers, manufacturers, distribution channels, dealerships), professional services, capital goods, food & beverage, and the public sector.

Daniela Hockelmann, Tax, Commercial Private Services

Daniela, 39, German, joined the International Tax Services practice of EY Luxembourg in 2005. She holds a German University Degree in Law and completed the German Bar exam. Daniela has gained more than 13 years of experience in advising multinational companies in various industries on international tax matters, with a prime focus on international reorganizations, cross-border financing and structuring of complex financial transactions as well as Intellectual Property (IP) structuring. Over the past few years, she has worked for EY in Luxembourg and New York. Daniela has also gained a key sector expertise is in Life Sciences.

Alexandre Minarelli, Advisory, Commercial Private Services

Alexandre, 37, French and Italian, joined EY Luxembourg in 2004. He has focused on Risk and IT Assurance services, primarily in the commercial and technology, media and telecom sectors. He graduated as a Telecom engineer and holds a Master degree in eBusiness. With 15 years of experience in IT and security audit and advisory, he has provided services to a wide range of national and multinational operational companies in domains such as IT assessment, IT/IS governance, ISO certifications and risk management, with a deep expertise in FAIT, SOC reporting and GDPR.