Biography

Fabio Ferretti is a Manager in FRA’s Paris office with over six years' experience in the forensic accounting field, and eight years in the corporate accounting field. He has worked on cross-border cases involving anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and misconduct, regulatory investigations, arbitration, due diligence and compliance reviews.

Fabio is currently involved in a bribery and corruption investigation for a French listed group, and related gain and fine calculations. Fabio supported a multinational company with an investigation into alleged breaches of UK export control regulations, including reporting to the UK regulator in collaboration with the company's external counsel.

Fabio was part to a monitorship mandated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for a German automotive engineering firm, after it was found to have assisted its customer in manipulating standard motor vehicle emissions testing performed by the US Environmental Protection Agency. During the monitorship, Fabio assisted in the evaluation of the compliance controls and business ethics culture across the organization’s global operations and on recommendations for ongoing compliance. 

Fabio was part of the FRA team that supported Airbus in a multi-year forensic accounting and eDiscovery review, which involved the analysis of large volumes of financial data to satisfy the needs of instructing lawyers to answer multiple regulators requests including the US DOJ, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and French Parquet National Financier.

Other significant engagements include supporting the defence to a fraud investigation by the SFO into services provided by a global security firm to the UK government and an internal fraud investigation for a multinational construction company based in France.

Prior to joining FRA, Fabio was the Financial Accountant for a media group where he was in charge for the group’s accounting, treasury and supported the internal and external audits. Fabio also worked for an international art gallery, where he was responsible for sales accounting, reporting, and related compliance with global tax and anti-bribery legislations.

Fabio is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. 

He is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Authority experience

US Department of Justice (DOJ)
Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Parquet National Financier (PNF)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

Awards & Recognition

Accreditations

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Languages

English
French
Italian

News and insights

Article

Pressure Mounts on Corporate Liability Reform in the UK

News

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