Thomas Wirth is Head of the Service Line Audit Financial Services of Grant Thornton in Switzerland.
Professional experience
Thomas Wirth worked for several years as a foreign exchange trader at a major Swiss bank. He then spent six years at a Big 4 company, where he served as a bank auditor. Since 2005, he has been with Grant Thornton, and since 2006, he has been a partner and lead auditor for banks, securities firms, asset managers, fund management companies, and collective investment schemes.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Thomas Wirth is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA). He is an auditing expert recognised by the Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA) and a registered accountant in Liechtenstein.
He also holds special regulatory licenses for auditing banks and securities firms, collective investment schemes, asset managers of collective investment schemes, and fund management companies.
Thomas Wirth is a member of the Expert Commission for Collective Investment Schemes at EXPERTsuisse.
Languages
In addition to his mother tongue German, Thomas Wirth speaks fluent French and English.
- certified accountant
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- auditing expert
