How the new boss of PwC Germany is aligning

New PwC Germany boss Petra Justenhoven

The 55-year-old has been leading Germany’s largest auditing and consulting firm since July.

(Photo: PwC/ Frank Rumpenhorst, Thomas Berger (M))

Dusseldorf The world’s largest auditing company PwC does not want to follow the push of its competitor EY to split up. “For PwC, demerger is not an option. As long as there are no changes in customer needs or on the legal side, we will remain an integrated company,” said the new PwC Germany boss Petra Justenhoven in an interview with the Handelsblatt.

EY shocked the industry at the end of May. At that time, the company’s plans to separate the auditing and consulting businesses into separate and independent companies became known. EY wants to avoid possible further legal restrictions in the consulting business if they continue to audit balance sheets under one roof. A decision on the split has not yet been made.

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