“For me, my work means having a real impact on business practice and supporting clients with pragmatic solutions.”
Christian Beer advises national and international clients in the areas of compliance, governance and risk management.
His consulting focus is on strategic and organizational compliance consulting as well as the development and implementation of compliance processes and tools. Another focus is on the design and implementation of global compliance risk analyses to derive an individualized program for the design of a tailor-made compliance and risk management system.
Christian Beer also supports companies in assessing the effectiveness of existing compliance organizations and implemented compliance management systems. In this context, Christian Beer also supports global corporations in the legally compliant design of governance and assurance functions.
“Christian Beer: fact-oriented, creative in dealing with clients’ wishes and efficient in implementation.”, Legal500
Languages:
German and English.
Expertise: Preventive compliance, Effectiveness tests & monitorships, Governance structures, Assurance systems, Internal investigations, Monitorships, Crisis management
Short vita.
- Studied at Landshut University of Applied Sciences (Dipl.-WI.-Ing.)
- 2007 Career start at PwC in Advisory – Governance, Risk & Compliance with international assignment to New York City (USA)
- Until 2013 overall project manager at Krones AG
- With Pohlmann & Company since 2013 and partner since 2018
Selected mandates.
- Member of the Independent Compliance Monitor Team (for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) at VEON Ltd. and telephone stockbolegat L.M. Ericsson
- Effectiveness evaluation of the implemented compliance management system at a DAX-40 chemical company
- Global compliance risk analysis and implementation of a cloud application for the independent continuation of risk analysis at an MDAX mechanical and plant engineering company with over 250 subsidiaries
- Global compliance risk analysis for a family-run B2B trading company and a Swiss packaging manufacturer
- Advising a family-run company on the design of its governance and risk management system
- Advising on the organizational structure of the compliance function at a DAX 40 company
- Implementation of a compliance management system health check for an SDAX-listed investment company
- Co-leading an internal investigation of a listed investment company mandated by the Supervisory Board to clarify the facts of any transactions that may affect the balance sheet
- Evaluation of the organizational effectiveness of the compliance function at a Swedish industrial group
- Post-merger compliance audit at a US company with regard to possible safe harbor obligations
- Co-leading an internal investigation mandated by the Supervisory Board to clarify far-reaching allegations in connection with the audit of the annual financial statements
- Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the group-wide legal and compliance function at Robert Bosch GmbH
- Global compliance risk analysis and implementation review of the current compliance management system as well as introduction of a global IT application for business partner compliance due diligence at a premium car manufacturer
- Introduction of a global IT application for business partner compliance due diligence, including for a premium car manufacturer, a DAX conglomerate and an SDAX company
- Ongoing advice to an SDAX mechanical and plant engineering company on various compliance issues
- Implementation of a compliance management system health check for a global logistics company
Publications.
Articles
- Effects of the “Panama Papers” on business partner audits, in: Pohlmann & Company International Compliance Update 2/2016, 1-4 (together with Gabriel Piatti)
Blog posts
