Reinhard Goerdeler was a German accountant who was instrumental in founding Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, the leading international firm of accountants.
Background
Goerdeler was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (today Kaliningrad) as the son of Königsberg"s second mayor Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, a leading anti-Nazi activist. While his father was on trial at the Volksgerichtshof after the 20 July plot, Goerdeler and his family were imprisoned by the Nazis at the Dachau concentration camp and in late April 1945 transferred to Tyrol together with about 140 other prominent inmates, where the Steamship left the prisoners behind.
Career
He was liberated by the Fifth United States. Army on May 5, 1945. After leaving full-time education, Goerdeler joined Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft ("DTG") and worked his way up to the position of Chairman in which role he sought to expand the firm into an international network which could service his largest clients. His efforts led him to found Klynveld Main Goerdeler in 1979 and Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler in 1987.
He went on to become chairman of Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler. Doctor Goerdeler was also the first President of the International Federation of Accountants (The International Federation of Automatic Control), the global organization for the accountancy profession.
In retirement he was a trustee of the Max Reger Institute until he died on 3 January 1996. Who were K, P, M & G?.