Mandate and term of office
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (PwC) was appointed by the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) as statutory auditor of DSM-Firmenich AG for the financial year 2025. The responsible licensed audit expert and auditor in charge is Christopher Vohrer (since 2025). Ennèl van Eeden serves as the Global Client Service Partner (since 2025). The Audit & Risk Committee and the Board of Directors reconsider on an annual basis whether the external auditors should be proposed for re-election to the General Meeting.
Auditing fees
The auditing fees paid to PwC in its capacity as the Company’s statutory auditor for the 2025 Consolidated Financial Statements amount to €11.1 million, including fees for the assurance services over the Sustainability Statements. In addition, PwC provided other audit and assurance services amounting to €1.04 million, tax services amounting to €0.5 million, and €0.04 million for other various non-audit services. The scope of the audit of the 2025 Consolidated Financial Statements and respective audit fees were (pre-)approved by the Audit & Risk Committee. All other services were (pre-)approved in accordance with applicable internal policies.
Information to the Audit & Risk Committee
PwC attended eight Audit & Risk Committee meetings held in 2025, including two private sessions without the presence of management. The auditors and the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee convene prior to each Audit & Risk Committee meeting to prepare.