Stefan Pfister

Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors & CEO

KPMG Switzerland

Stefan Pfister is Chief Executive and member of the Board of Directors of KPMG Switzerland. Since 2024 he is Deputy CEO and member of the Board of KPMG LLP after the merger of KPMG Switzerland and KPMG UK in 2024. Stefan is member of KPMG’s Global Operations Committee and Chairman of the Global Governance Committee. In addition, Stefan is member of the Board of both Economiesuisse, the national umbrella organization of the Swiss economy, and Expertsuisse, the Swiss umbrella organization for the auditing, taxes and fiduciary sector.

Stefan was first appointed as Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Switzerland in 2014 and member of the Board of Directors in 2024.He first joined KPMG Switzerland in 2005 as Partner and Head of Real Estate. In 2009 he took over the leadership of the Transaction & Restructuring Service group and was appointed Swiss Head of Advisory in 2011.

In addition to his appointment as Swiss Head of Advisory, he became a member of the Executive Committee.

  • Education and Qualifications

    Master’s Degree in Economics (lic.oec.HSG)
     

    Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Real Estate Management, European Business School (EBS), Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
     

    Accredited valuation expert (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA)

  • Accreditations

    KPMG's Global Board, KPMG's Global Council, KPMG's EMA Regional Board, Deputy CEO and member of the Board of KPMG LLP, Member of KPMG’s Global Operations Committee, Chairman of KPMG’s Global Governance Committee

  • Memberships

    Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), Member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), Board member of economiesuisse, Board member of Expertsuisse