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My personal goal and concern is to be a proactive sparring partner who offers my clients pragmatic solutions to ensure the sustainable growth of customers and industry.

Martin Gröli

Partner, Leader Consumer Goods & Retail Assurance | EY Switzerland

As globally responsible audit partner, he has been managing international audit mandates for many years. In private life, he is passionate cook, plays the piano and practices yoga.

Martin heads the interdisciplinary team in the Consumer Goods and Retail department and is the main contact for clients needing advice on auditing, tax consulting, transaction and management consulting.

His auditing clients include both international family businesses and publicly owned groups. Martin is familiar with coordinating worldwide group audits, that are reported in accordance with IFRS and Swiss GAAP FER. Additionally, he has many years of experience in capital market transactions on the Swiss Exchange SIX.

Martin studied Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen. During this time he started his own personnel consulting company for retired people together with a fellow student. After selling the company in 1993, he started his career at EY in auditing.

Between 1997 and 1999, Martin worked at the German Business Desk in Boston, USA, serving German and Swiss companies on the US market. He has been closely connected to the global consumer goods and retail network since then.

How Martin is building a better working world

”Change has always been part of trading. However, digital transformation and new technologies create a new, accelerated reality.

Consumer behavior is changing rapidly. New ecosystems are emerging. Our interdisciplinary team as well as our global network provide holistic and sustainable solutions to the diverse challenges companies, people and the environment are facing.

The economic perspective often plays a central role when applying accounting. Our deep knowledge of the industry and many years of auditing experience provide reasonable assurance to our clients regarding the reliability of financial reporting and their reputation. This is our contribution to the confidence and functioning of the capital markets.“

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