Hélène Béguin

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, Audit Partner

KPMG Switzerland

Hélène Béguin graduated from HEC Lausanne in 1987 and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1992. She was appointed Partner at KPMG in 2004 and was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2014.

She is Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of KPMG Holding SA and heads the Western Switzerland market. With over 30 years of experience, she has acquired extensive skills auditing and advising both international and national companies. She is currently the Partner in charge of various international groups whose head office is in Switzerland.

Furthermore, she is a member of the board of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI) and a former member of the Economic Council of Vaud-Valais of the Swiss National Bank. Since 2019 she has led the Inclusion and Diversity Steering Committee at KPMG Switzerland to continue to drive and to embed all aspects of Inclusion and Diversity in everything KPMG does. 

  • Master in Business Administration

  • Swiss Certified Accountant

  • Member of the Conseil consultatif of the Swiss National Bank for the Canton de Vaud

  • Delegate of Chambre Vaudoise du Commerce et de l’Industrie