Michel Grummel

Biography

Michel Grummel is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations. He has more than 18 years of professional accounting experience and 15 years of specialist forensic accounting experience. Mr. Grummel specializes in complex forensic investigations, investigative due diligence, litigation, fraud risk assessments and financial crime, fraud risk management and compliance consulting services for public and private companies. He has worked with clients across a wide range of industries, with a focus on law firms, banking, insurance, real estate and automotive, in addition to healthcare, consumer goods, energy and resources, construction and retail. Mr. Grummel has led many investigations domestically and internationally. He has also advised supervisory boards, corporations and stakeholders to help resolve high stakes financial, regulatory and legal issues. Before A&M, he worked with the forensic and dispute services of Deloitte in Amsterdam. He began his career as a chartered accountant and subsequently spent several years at a dedicated fraud task force of the Ministry of Justice in the Netherlands, coordinating and investigating fraud within the financial services industry. Mr. Grummel earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics and a master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Groningen. He also holds a post-graduate degree in forensic accounting from the Nyenrode University and University of Leiden. He is the president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and a Chartered Accountant. He is fluent in English and Dutch.

Research Interest

Michel Grummel has 20 years of experience in resolving high stake conflicts and he has trained professional mediator to resolve business conflicts.His previous roles as a CPA and CFE and with the Ministry of Justice and he is a chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)