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Martin van Roekel took over as CEO of BDO International Limited on 1 October 2011.

CEO INSIGHTS is a forum for online conversations about the accountancy industry in general, including accountancy around the world, standards and regulation and high growth markets

Biography

Martin van Roekel is the global CEO of BDO. BDO is an international network of independent member firms that provides advisory services in 138 countries, with 54,933 people working out of 1,202 offices worldwide.  Martin is based in the Netherlands and has over 30 years’ experience in the accountancy profession.

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