Nicolas Rytel

Member of the Audit Committee 

Nicolas Rytel is a partner at Ernst and Young Audit Polska /Poland FAAS Leader. Nicolas has over 20 years of audit experience in the US and Eastern Europe, including Russia, Poland and Slovenia; broad, comprehensive in serving multinational corporations in the technology and media, consumer products, retail and telecommunications industries as well as extensive SEC and SOX experience. Nicolas is an expert in reporting under IFRS and US GAAP, as well as, conducting integrated audits (SOX 404).

Nicholas has extensive experience in serving national and international companies, particularly in the retail, industrial and public sector. List of clients includes: Tech Data, Globe Trade Centre, MIDAS, Dr Gerard, Stanley Black & Decker, Hines, Colliers International, Skanska, PHILIPS, WARNER BROS, SECO/WARWICK, CEDC International, ORACLE, Curver Poland, Fedex Express Polska.

Academic CV and training: Bachelor of Commerce, Specialist in Finance and Accounting from University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Nicolas has a high level of technical knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and Local GAAP. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the US (CPA). Nicolas is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

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Bernhard Otterstein was born and educated in Vancouver, Canada, where he graduated with honours from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He has worked with numerous corporate, governmental, and institutional entities in North America, Europe and Asia in the areas of economic analysis, strategic project and investment planning, new market development, as well as cross-cultural communications. He has been directly involved in projects in the fields of real estate, engineering, energy, biotechnology and IT/telecommunications.

Over the past 15 years, Mr. Otterstein has gained first-hand experience in identifying and promoting innovative, emerging technologies and related business opportunities, taking them from early stage to market via private equity investment and the active co-management of several start-up ventures.