Christian Fest is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Partner at Translink Corporate Finance and Translink Corporate Finance Germany since September 2023. Additionally, Christian holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Packaging Alliance Europe and serves as a Board Member at CT Lab Global Media, both roles starting in June and July 2022 respectively. Christian has been the Managing Director at Landpoint Corporate Finance GmbH since December 2004 and was previously the Executive Director and Head of M&A Germany at WestLB Panmure from May 1992 to June 2004. Early career experience includes a role as Assistant Director at Citigroup from 1988 to 1992, specializing in Leveraged Finance. Christian's educational background includes a Diplom in Business Administration from Universität Trier and a Vordiplom in Business Administration from RWTH Aachen University.