Nicolas has built his career on trust, earning the confidence and loyalty of clients through long-standing relationships, consistent delivery and a deep understanding of their businesses. This trust is underpinned by deep technical expertise across the audit, regulatory and transformation agendas of financial institutions.
Nicolas has led complex engagements ranging from the establishment and transformation of regulated entities to mergers and acquisitions, regulatory remediation and investigations. His experience spans the key areas shaping the sector, including governance, anti-money laundering, suitability, cross-border activities and capital adequacy.
Nicolas is also a FINMA-accredited banking Lead Auditor and leads statutory and regulatory audits of Swiss banks and securities firms and advises financial institutions through outsourced and co-sourced internal audit mandates. This combination of technical rigor, sound judgement and extensive regulatory experience has established his strong credibility with senior client stakeholders and the Swiss supervisory authority.
His commitment to developing others extends beyond KPMG. For the past decade, Nicolas has shared his expertise as a lecturer in “Audit of Financial Institutions” within the Master’s program in Accounting, Control and Finance at the University of Lausanne, while contributing regularly to industry dialogue and professional education.
Nicolas holds a Master’s degree in Economics and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. In 2023, he further broadened his leadership perspective by completing the KPMG Global Partner Academy at Wharton Executive Education.