PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, has been the auditor for dormakaba Holding AG since 1907, and Group auditor of the dormakaba Group since 1982. The responsible lead auditor took on this function during financial year 2022/23.
The fees paid to audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for services relating to the audit of the annual financial statements of dormakaba Holding AG and Group companies and the consolidated financial statements of dormakaba Group came to around CHF 3.3 million in the financial year 2022/23. In the financial year 2022/23, dormakaba Group also paid expenses in the amount of around CHF 0.6 million for other consultancy services from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Approximately CHF 0.33 million of this was for general advisory services, and around CHF 0.19 million was for taxation services (direct and indirect taxes). Another CHF 0.12 million was spent on support for subsidiaries relating to changes and/or implementation of new accounting practice rules or accounting questions and other projects.
Each year, the AC of the BoD assesses the performance, fees, and independence of the auditor and suggests to the BoD which external auditor should be proposed to the AGM for election. Each year, the AC also assesses the scope of external auditing, the audit plans, and the relevant processes and discusses the results of the audit with the external auditors. Please find more information about the AC here.