Bernd Schindler, Director of Internal Audit at the Migros Group in Zurich, has over 25 years of international professional and leadership experience in internal auditing and as a CFO. He gained extensive experience in auditing, establishing, and refining business processes, internal control systems, and governance structures during his tenure at internationally active industrial, logistics, and retail companies, as well as during extended assignments abroad in France, the U.S., and Mexico.

He combines proven audit methods with modern, data-driven analytical techniques to identify risks and thoroughly assess the effectiveness of controls.

For over ten years, he has shared his knowledge in practical ways as a speaker, sparring partner, and author of professional publications. He focuses on the practical application of modern audit approaches and the effective integration of data analysis, sampling methodology, and risk-based auditing.