The statutory auditors and the group auditors are appointed by the General Meeting for a one-year term of office. KPMG LTD, Zurich, have acted as the statutory auditors of Barry Callebaut ag, Zurich, and as the group auditors of the consolidated financial statements since fiscal year 2005/06. The auditor in charge of KPMG has exercised this function since fiscal year 2005/06.
For the past fiscal year, the remuneration for the audit of the accounting records and the financial statements of Barry Callebaut AG, and the audit of the consolidated financial statements, amounted to CHF 2.5 million. For tax and other advisory services KPMG received a total of CHF 0.7 million. No internal audit or other services were rendered by KPMG during the period under review.
