
CHRISTOF KOCHER
MBA, Diplom-Übersetzer, CAS

Christof Kocher is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Diplom-Übersetzer (equivalent to a master's-level translation degree). In addition, as a Certified Accounting Specialist (CAS), he has extensive knowledge of financial reporting and accounting.
He is a specialist in multilingual financial reporting and is considered by consultants, auditors and controllers to be a competent and reliable partner when it comes to preparing compliant annual reports.
Having undertaken a series of roles and courses within Germany and abroad, he regularly is involved in large-scale translation projects as a specialist translator and project manager.
As an active member of the BDÜ, Christof Kocher is committed to furthering the interests of translators and interpreters, and is a supporting member of the QSD.
Experience
Financial Reporting Service (FRS)
Founder
Since 2019
Ralf Lemster Financial Translations GmbH
Senior Translation Specialist for Financial Texts
2013-2019
Junior Translation Specialist for Financial Texts
2010-2012
Ralf Lemster Financial Translations GmbH
Financial Translations Intern
2010
Wordexpress Corporation
Translation Intern
2006
Education
ACCOVALIST Institute
Accounting according to IAS/IFRS
Certified Accounting Specialist (CAS)
2016
ESB Business School
International Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2012-2015
Universität Heidelberg
Translation
Diplom-Übersetzer (master's-level translation degree)
2004-2009
University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Comparative Literature Scholar
2007-2008
University of Geneva (Switzerland)
Translation Scholar
2005-2006