Integrity as a value
From a professional and educational background Sonja Stirnimann is a Certified public accountant, holds an International Executive MBA in Financial Services & Insurance, Certified Fraud Examiner as well as Business Mediator and holds a certificate in Financial Mathematics and Statistics as well as in Cyber Security.
Her roles and responsibilities in and with well-known global companies over the past >30 years contribute to her broad international experience in her specialised focus areas.
She specialises in corporate governance, corporate integrity, strategy, finance, and has extensive experience in crisis management.
Non-compliance, economic crime and cybercrime as modus operandi are a key part of her expertise. Integrity, capacity to act and security are her top priorities for her engagements and clients. As a proven expert in corporate governance, she advises companies and works both preventively and in crisis situations to protect the capacity to act and reputation of the institutions concerned.
Sonja also teaches at various universities, technical colleges, professional associations and in-house academies of national and global companies.
Integrity as a value
Insights.
From a professional and educational background Sonja Stirnimann is a Certified public accountant, holds an International Executive MBA in Financial Services & Insurance, Certified Fraud Examiner as well as Business Mediator and holds a certificate in Financial Mathematics and Statistics as well as in Cyber Security.
Her roles and responsibilities in and with well-known global companies over the past >30 years contribute to her broad international experience in her specialised focus areas.
She specialises in corporate governance, corporate integrity, strategy, finance, and has extensive experience in crisis management.
Non-compliance, economic crime and cybercrime as modus operandi are a key part of her expertise. Integrity, capacity to act and security are her top priorities for her engagements and clients. As a proven expert in corporate governance, she advises companies and works both preventively and in crisis situations to protect the capacity to act and reputation of the institutions concerned.
Sonja also teaches at various universities, technical colleges, professional associations and in-house academies of national and global companies.
Knowhow & Experience
Experienced leader.
Good to know.
When it comes to Sonja Stirnimann, ‘battle-hardened’ is definitely not an empty phrase.
In addition to her many years of professional experience since the 1990s, her time as a competitive athlete and her adventures as an ocean sailor and Atlantic crosser with relevant crisis experiences at sea and on land have left their mark and further sharpened her senses.
Work Experience.
With more than three decades of professional experience in and for national and global acting companies she has managed various challenges and stepped through all kinds of hierarchy levels.
She exactly knows what it means the adapt to new situations. Implementing the “beginners mind” keeps her open to change and adaption.
She has in addition a proven track record of crisis management in different situations.
Education at a glance.
- Swiss Certfiied Public Accountant / Licensed Audit Expert
- Board Director Diploma IMD
- Int. eMBA Financial Services & Insurance HSG/HEC
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Sustainability & ESG Designation and Certifcation (GCB.D)
- Certification in Cybersecurity, MIT Sloane
- Business Mediator (SCCM)
- Certification in Financial Mathematics & Statistics
- Co-active Executive Coach (CTI)
01.
Integrity & STrategy
Integrity as a value and foundation of all actions.
Broad operational and strategic expertise through all levels of hierarchies allows me
to think and act strategically for the sake of the vision.
02.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Good corporate governance as the basis for successful entrepreneurship.
The ability to identify strategic and operational opportunities early on, coupled with entrepreneurial risk awareness, enables adaptive risk management even in volatile times.
Effective human risk management (HRM) is one of the most important success factors of our time and therefore also a competitive advantage. The human factor.
03.
Finance, Audit, Crisis Management
Learned from the scratch. An understanding of overall contexts, dependencies and facts, including figures, combined with the ability to communicate and negotiate in a manner appropriate to the audience in each situation, is an extremely valuable skill.
In good times and crises.
More About Her
extra stuff.
For all those readers who would like to know more about her – not business related but impacting who she is and what her values are.
Sports
The mindset of a former athlete is still one of her core strengths.
Visualisation, discipline, training, practice, compete, win or lose. Start again. Work hard. Go the extra mile. Never give up. Blood, sweat, tears.
Sailing.
It was her dream since early childhood to cross the atlantic on the seaway. So did she in 2008.
Strategy, Leadership and Crisis management at their best! Whenever possible she is on or at the water.
Books.
“I have to admit that I am a book addict. Reading is one of the luxury habits I practice every day. No matter how tired I am. Books allow access to the world, different perspectives and broaden the mindset.”
Music.
With the beginners mind she re-started playing the saxophone after a very long – business driven – break and decided not to push that dream any longer to her pension plans. Yes, there is still huge room for improvement…
