Thierry LABARRE Founding Senior Partner, Mainland China

Qualification

• Certified Public Accountant - France (Certificat d’Aptitude aux Fonctions de Commissaire Aux Comptes)
• Certified Fraud Examiner, ACFE
• D.E.S.C.F, French Chartered Accountant Diploma
• Master in Management, HEC Paris (“Grande Ecole”)

Relevant experience

Thierry joined Forvis Mazars’ Paris office in 1989 where he spent 8 years, including a two-year secondment in Hong Kong as Regional Financial Controller (Asia Pacific) for a client, before he started Forvis Mazars operations in mainland China in 1997 – the year he became a partner. Since then, he has been living in Beijing with his multi-cultural family.

With 30 years of professional experience, the vast majority gained within China, Thierry serves as trusted business advisor and financial auditor with a proven track record in helping foreign companies investing in China. He developed and maintains practical knowledge of Chinese accounting & tax regulations as well as current business and operational practices in China. His focus is on adding value to cross-border transactions and providing transparency, control and assurance to management of owner-managed businesses as well as multinationals active in China.

In addition to his practice management role, Thierry specializes in Audit and Accounting (Chinese GAAPs, IFRS, US GAAP), Chinese and cross-border Tax and Social Contributions as well as Transaction Services (IPOs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligences).

Thierry is a Certified Fraud Examiner and has particular expertise in Internal Controls and Risk & Corporate Governance as applied to the dynamic Chinese environment.