Appendix: Acknowledgements

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Appendix: Acknowledgements

In conclusion, we would like to thank the people who made this publication possible. A first word of appreciation goes to Stichting Accountantsfonds, which funded this publication. We thank the foundation for its support and confidence.

Second, we would like to thank all the authors who contributed. Luc Quadackers wrote an article on Pincoffs and Limperg and provided us with valuable advice on the content of the publication. In addition, we are very grateful to all authors who made their contributions to Artikel 5: De beroepseer van de accountant available for translation: Arnoud Aikema, Marcel Pheijffer, Marlies de Vries, Martin Martinoff, Therese Grohnert, Roger Meuwissen, Wim Gijselaers, Lars Zwagerman and Arthur van Bemmel.

We would also like to thank all foreign auditors who were willing to share with us their experiences with regard to the Dutch audit sector and our country in general. It was fun and valuable for us to hear what you encountered when you came to the Netherlands. In particular, our thanks go to Hernan Sanchez, Kristopher Powell, Clinton Kotze, Bilgen Yildiz, Alessandra Zefferino, Aylin Beydemir, Ryan Kuss, Rima Shyamnani. Ignuz du Preez, Stephanie de GrootReed, Yolanda Muller, Jamal El Yousef, Ana Gomes Veludo, Eileen Datinaling, Clinton Biggs, Danielle ChungGomes and Paula Rocadas.

Metamorfose Vertalingen provided the translations and final editing for us. The Dutch authors were very pleased with the translations. Finally, we would like to thank our layout designer Mijke Wondergem for her efforts on this project. Mijke designed the cover and created the inside. Thank you for your patience in the face of all the suggestions we kept coming up with. We are very pleased with the result.

Margreeth Kloppenburg Corné van der Meulen