Shanghai Clark Certified Public Accountants
Clark was founded in Shanghai, 2005 and has been growing rapidly for the past 5 years. We deliver professional services that help solve our client’s toughest challenges.
Our mission is to treat the public with integrity and serve our clients with sincerity. We provide traditional accounting services such as assurance, tax planning and book-keeping, as well as consulting services such as financial advisory and due diligence.
Our main clients include large global corporations, such as Eaton China, Estee Lauder, Bristol Myers Squibb, Delphi, CASSATR Group and public companies such as Renrui Group (6919. HK). We have also maintained a good relationship with local authorities and tax bureaus which ensures that our clients are fully communicated with local government and receive the best treatment within their interest.
We are committed to deliver exceptional and outstanding services to our clients. Our team is composed of experienced CPAs and top-university graduates, who are familiar and knowledgeable with listing rules and regulations, tax laws, internal control measures and enterprise M&A.
The Clark Team
Clark Zhao
Clark Zhao, the founder, is the leading partner of Clark CPAs with more than 18 years of professional experience. Before Clark established his own company, he was the CFO of Johnson & Johnson Medical (China) Co., Ltd. and Delphi (China) Investment Co., Ltd..
Clark is extremely experienced and knowledgeable in company audit and M&A advisory. He has been providing services and managing risks for private companies, MNCs and state-owned entities in China over the years.
He is specialized in chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and industrial product manufacturing. His main clients include General Motors(China), Shanghai SQUIBB ,J&J Medical, Omron China, Cherry Group, and etc.
Clark received his MBA degree from SUNY University at Buffalo, New York and became a Certified Public Accountant in China in 1994.
Clark has been an independent non-executive director in Shanghai Shenkai Petroleum and Chemical Equipment (002278) since 2020.
Chen Shimin
Dr. Shimin Chen is a senior consultant in Clark. He is currently a Professor of Accounting and Director of Case Centre at CEIBS. Prior to his transition to Shanghai, Dr Chen was the Associate Head and Associate Professor at School of Accounting and Finance in Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
He has also been a contributing author for Asian Accounting Handbook.
In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Chen serves as an independent non-executive board member for public companies both in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Melanie Zhao
Mrs. ZHAO is an associate director and a CPA in China. Before joining Clark, she has worked for PwC for 6 years .
She specializes in financial audit and due diligence investigation in manufacturing, technology media and telecommunications, retail, real estate and construction, consumer service, and etc. She is familiar with PRC GAAP & IFRS and renders services in relation to GAAP conversions and group reporting.