Patrick Klann, CBV, CPA, CA
Senior Manager
Executive summary
Pat has been a member of BDO's Financial Advisory Services group since 2007. He is a senior manager in the Kitchener office and provides financial advisory services to all 27 offices in the BDO Southern Ontario Region.
Examples of Pat's work include business valuations and damage quantifications for purchases and sales of business interests, matrimonial settlements, income tax planning, commercial and shareholder disputes, loss of income, damage quantification and employee share purchases. Engagements have encompassed a range of industrial sectors and have involved businesses and individuals both locally and across Canada.
He also provides support to the Financial Recovery Services Group in corporate bankruptcy, receivership appointments and viability and operational projections for businesses facing financial difficulty.
Pat began in public accounting in 2001 when he articled with an international CA firm. He then served entrepreneurial businesses at a regional CA firm for two years before joining BDO in 2007.
Professional affiliations
Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Member, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member, Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
Professional designations and education
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Business Valuator (CBV)
Master of Accounting (MAcc), University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath), University of Waterloo