drs. M.E. (Mark) Helmantel

My name is Mark Helmantel and I am 53 years old. I have two kids and I am living in Groningen. I studied Finance at the University Groningen, from 1989 until 1995. Immediately after I became an Assistant Professor at our Faculty of Economics & Business. Currently I work here part-time primarily focused on teaching Derivative Instruments, Corporate Valuation, and Corporate Governance.

The other days of the week I work at PwC in Amsterdam. I joined their Valuations group (Advisory) in January 2007. First, I was hired to train (junior) consultants on Corporate Valuation and extend their overall academic thinking. As my specialty and interests lie in derivatives, I also took on specific projects dealing more with option-like structures. In 2010, I transferred to the Financial Instruments team (Assurance) and currently I am in the Risk & Regulations team (of the Broader Assurance Services business unit) where I work as a Senior Manager.

Overview Employment

• 2007 – now:  Senior Manager with PwC (Risk & Regulations team); specialized in valuing financial instruments & analyzing derivative structures
• 2007 – now:  Academic Lecturer at Faculty of Economics & Business (RuG); for Derivatives, Corporate Valuation, & Corporate Governance
• 2004 + 2005:  Research Consultant with Volte Accountants & Tax Advisors; for Gasunie (projects on liberalization of energy markets)
• 1999 – 2006:  Assistant Professor of (Corporate) Finance at Department of Finance & Accounting, Faculty of Economics (RuG)
• 1997 – 1998:  Ph.D. Candidate at Department of Finance & Accounting, Faculty of Economics (RuG)
• 1995 – 1996:  Assistant Professor of (Corporate) Finance at Department of Finance & Accounting, Faculty of Economics (RuG)
• 1992 – 1995:  Teaching Assistant & Research Assistant at Department of Finance & Accounting, Faculty of Economics (RuG)

Other Affiliations

• 1999 (Fall):  Visiting Scholar at Finance Department, Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU)
• 1999 (July):  Visiting Faculty of Management at Tel-Aviv University 

Academic Education

•  1989 – 1995:  Master in Business Economics, University of Groningen (RuG); graduated with honors (cum laude)