Kerim Keser

He has extensive experience advising and auditing companies across a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, technology and financial services. His approach is results-driven, focusing on developing practical transfer pricing solutions tailored to a company’s size, complexity and industry best practices, with an emphasis on ease of implementation. He is also an expert in valuation matters related to the transfer of intellectual property (IP) and other assets, as well as functions and risks between related parties.

At Kroll and previously at Big Four firms, Kerim has advised clients on transfer pricing issues related to establishing new business units, decentralizing key functions, IP migration, financial transactions, market entry and post-merger integration. He has successfully supported multinationals through complex audits and competent authority procedures, led global documentation projects, and served as an expert witness in intellectual property disputes.

During his time at the ATO, he was a lead economist on some of Australia’s most significant transfer pricing cases. He also served on the ATO’s National Transfer Pricing Review Panel and the National Tax Liaison Sub-group for Transfer Pricing, and built a team specializing in financial transactions and the financial services industry.

Kerim holds a PhD and MA in Economics (Dipl.-Volkswirt) from the University of Potsdam, as well as an MA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.