Peter Hopstaken Partner | Member of the Executive Board

Personal quote / vision

The accounting profession, and certainly the public profession, is a relevant and beautiful, challenging position. Our quality vision 'Forvis Mazars enhances confidence through leading quality' expresses a correspondingly ambitious and appealing corporate culture. Working together with colleagues and clients on the development of organisations and people, contributing to the public interest and modernising and innovating where possible have always given me energy. Perseverance, transparency and honest behaviour are elements in this that are valuable to me.

Executive Board Forvis Mazars in the Netherlands

• In the autumn of 2014, after having gained experience in various internal local and/or regional management positions, appointed as a member of the Executive Board. Portfolio holder for the Audit & assurance service line and Quality & risk. Reappointed in January 2021 for a term of four years

Education and work experience

• 1980 - 1992 | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Business economics and chartered accountancy
• 1987 - 2024 | Mazars | Accountant
• 1999 - 2010 | AlleeWonen | Supervisory Board member
• 2001 - 2024 | Mazars | Partner Shareholder
• 2008 - 2016 | Kober Kinderopvang | Commissioner
• 2012 - present | International School Breda | Member supervisory board
• 2016 - 2024 | Mazars | Member Board of Directors
• 2024 - present | Forvis Mazars | Accountant
• 2024 - present | Forvis Mazars | Partner Shareholder
• 2024 - present | Forvis Mazars | Member of the Board of Directors

Additional positions

• Committed to service clubs: Round Table and Lions
• Served in managerial and supervisory positions at, among others, Victim Support, various housing associations and childcare organizations
• Intensively involved with the NBA
• Involved in the scientific developments of the accounting profession for the Foundation for Auditing Research