Igor Grinko

Igor Grinko has extensive experience in financial auditing and consulting, currently serving as Head of Financial Reviews and Vice President of Corporate Audit & Consulting at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA since January 2003. Prior to this role, Igor held positions as an Audit Manager at EY for a brief period in late 2002 and at Arthur Andersen & Co. from February 1996 to September 2002, where responsibilities included various audit roles. Igor's earlier career includes serving as an Economist and Deputy Head at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Ukraine from September 1994 to February 1996. Educational qualifications include a State Diploma in Accounting and Audit from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade (1996-1998) and a Grade A State Diploma with Honours in Philology, focusing on Germanic linguistics, from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (1987-1992).