Audit & Assurance department

The Audit & Assurance department is committed to the continuous development of auditing in Switzerland - both in the area of financial audits and in the auditing of non-financial information and other assurance services. In doing so,it is guidedby national and international standards and makes an active contribution to shaping the regulatory environment.

Standards, audit instructions, sample templates and Q&A documents are developed in the relevant expert commissions. In addition, statements and position papers are drawn up to enrich the professional discourse. The expert commissions also serve as a platform for the exchange and clarification of specific practical issues. 

In order to provide our members and their clients with the best possible support in these challenging areas, the Audit & Assurance department is made up of the following committees:

Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee

8 Members

Alessandro Miolo

President Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
Deloitte AG, Zürich

Andrin Bernet

Member Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zürich

Olivier Mange

Member Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
Ernst & Young AG, Bern

Lukas Marty

Member Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
KPMG AG, Zürich

Peter Ritter

Member Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
Curia AG, Chur

Beat Rüfenacht

Member Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
BDO AG, Liestal

Patrizia Pabst

Delegation Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
EXPERTsuisse AG, Zürich

Sergio Ceresola

Guest Audit & Assurance Strategy Committee
EXPERTsuisse AG, Zürich

Audit Committee

13 Members

Christoph Michel

President Auditing Committee
Ernst & Young AG, Luzern

Claudia Benz

Member Auditing Committee
PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Genève 2

Yves Darbellay

Member Auditing Committee
FIDAG Audit SA, Delémont

Manfred Furrer

Member Auditing Committee
Deloitte SA, Genève

Jolanda Gulski

Member Auditing Committee
Deloitte AG, Zürich

Ruth Gwerder

Member Auditing Committee
Ernst & Young AG, Zürich

Barbara Herold

Member Auditing Committee
Ferax Treuhand AG, Zürich

Roger Leu

Member Auditing Committee
Forvis Mazars SA, Zürich

Erich Meier

Member Auditing Committee
KPMG AG, Zürich

Beat Rüfenacht

Member Auditing Committee
BDO AG, Liestal

Expert commission SME audit

7 Members

Thorsten Kleibold

President SME Examination Expert Commission
Revidas Revisionsgesellschaft AG, St. Gallen

Marc Arnet

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
Treuhand- und Revisionsgesellschaft Mattig-Suter und Partner, Schwyz

Georg Estermann

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
Hoffmann & Partner AG, Basel

Hanspeter Gisler

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
CMT Bachmann AG, Luzern

Vincent Jacquat

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
Progressia Société Fiduciaire et de Gestion SA, Fribourg

Urs Schmidheiny

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
BDO AG, Wetzikon ZH

Patrick Weber

Member SME Examination Expert Commission
Balmer-Etienne AG, Luzern

Public Sector Commission

8 Members

Gianmarco Zanolari

President Public Sector Committee
BDO AG, St. Gallen

Carole Balli

Member Public Sector Committee
Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle, Bern

Martin Billeter

Member Public Sector Committee
Finanzkontrolle des Kantons Zürich, Zürich

Michael Herzog

Member Public Sector Committee
KPMG AG, Zürich

Martin Knöpfel

Member Public Sector Committee
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, St. Gallen

Iris Markwalder

Member Public Sector Committee
Kanton Bern, Bern

Claudio Moro

Member Public Sector Committee
Fiduciaria Mega SA, Mendrisio

Stefan Schmid

Member Public Sector Committee
Ernst & Young AG, Bern

Banking Audit Committee

12 Members

Sandro Schönenberger

President Expert Commission on Banking Audits
Deloitte AG, Zürich

Olivier Gauderon

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
KPMG AG, Zürich

Omar Grossi

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Genève 2

Patrick Heiz

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
BDO AG, Zürich

Adrian Huser

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
KPMG AG, Zürich

Didier Müller

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
Ernst & Young SA, Grand-Lancy

Tobias Scheiwiller

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zürich

Stephan Schmidli

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
SWA Swiss Auditors AG, Pfäffikon SZ

Kurt Stoll

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
Forvis Mazars SA, Bern

Marco Valenti

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits
Grant Thornton AG, Zürich

Insurance commission (AHV, BVG, KVG, PV/SV)

4 Members

Oliver Windhör

President Insurance Expert Commission
KPMG AG, Zürich

Patrik Schaller

Member Insurance Expert Commission
Ernst & Young AG, Zürich

Olivier Schaller

Member Insurance Expert Commission
BDO AG, Biel/Bienne

Marco Schmid

Member Insurance Expert Commission
Ernst & Young AG, Bern

Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

9 Members

Sandor Frei

President Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
Ernst & Young AG, Basel

Alexander Kosovan

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
Deloitte (Liechtenstein) AG, Vaduz

Stefan Müller

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
Forvis Mazars SA, Zürich

Tobias Schüle

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
BDO AG, Zürich

Raffael Simone

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zürich

Franco A. Straub

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
SWA Swiss Auditors AG, Pfäffikon SZ

Adrian Walder

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
KPMG AG, Zürich

Thomas Wirth

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
Grant Thornton AG, Zürich

Yves Lauber

Secretary Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes
Ernst & Young AG, Zürich

Accounting Commission OR

9 Members

René Buchmann

President Accounting Commission OR
Ernst & Young AG, Basel

Stefan Haag

Member Accounting Commission OR
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zürich

René Krügel

Member Accounting Commission OR
BDO AG, Luzern

Silvan Loser

Member Accounting Commission OR
KPMG AG, Zürich

Jan Meyer

Member Accounting Commission OR
Deloitte AG, Zürich

David Oesch

Member Accounting Commission OR
Universität Zürich, Zürich

Roger Russenberger

Member Accounting Commission OR
Wadsack Zug AG, Zug

Alicia Sieber

Member Accounting Commission OR
OBT AG, Zürich

Beatrice Bieri

Secretary Accounting Commission OR
Ernst & Young AG, Zug