Nicolas Tronchet Associé

Professional Background

Nicolas Tronchet is the Global Chief Risk Officer of the Forvis Mazars Network. He is a Chartered Accountant (Expert-Comptable) and Statutory Auditor (Commissaire aux Comptes), and a graduate of Neoma Business School.

He brings more than 25 years of experience in audit and risk management, including:

• 12 years at KPMG in Paris and Australia, working with international groups in aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries
• 6 years at the French audit regulator (H2A) as an inspector in charge of public interest entity (EIP) inspections

He joined Mazars in 2016 as a Partner, where he initially led audit quality and methodology across France and later at group level.

Risk, Quality & Audit Governance Expertise

Nicolas Tronchet specializes in:

• Audit quality and methodology frameworks
• Risk management and compliance in international audit networks
• Development and supervision of audit standards and best practices
• Quality assurance systems for large-scale professional service organizations

He has played a key role in strengthening audit governance and consistency across the network.

Current Role

Since the Mazars–Forvis combination in June 2024, Nicolas serves as:

• Global Chief Risk Officer of the Forvis Mazars Network
• Head of the Quality & Risk Management Committee

In this role, he oversees:

• Global audit quality standards
• Risk management frameworks across countries
• Methodological alignment across the network

He also represents the network in international professional bodies, including:

• IFAC (Transnational Audit Committee)
• Forum of Firms (FoF)

Areas of Expertise

• Audit Quality & Methodology Governance
• Global Risk Management & Compliance
• Audit Inspection & Regulatory Frameworks (EIP oversight)
• International Audit Network Governance
• Professional Standards Alignment (IFAC, FoF)
• Large-scale Audit Quality Systems
• Cross-border Audit Risk Supervision