Gerben
Schreurs
Partner & Head of Swiss Office
Gerben Schreurs has 25+ years’ experience leading high-stakes investigations, risk management, and compliance engagements across global markets. He specializes in solving complex problems requiring deep insight into large datasets, with a focus on fraud, money laundering, information leakage, disputes, and regulatory breaches. Gerben has published several articles and regularly speaks on topics such as data analytics, investigations and digital forensics.
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Prior to joining FRA, Gerben served as the Global Head of Systems & Controls for Financial Crime Compliance at Credit Suisse, where he led a global team of 60 addressing FCC matters in the context of FINMA and DFS enforcement actions, and served more than 20 years in KPMG, where he was the global lead partner responsible for the forensic technology team.
Gerben qualified as a Chartered EDP Auditor in 2011 in the Netherlands (NOREA).
- Gunvor: Led the FRA team conducting a proactive independent assessment of Swiss-based commodities trading firm Gunvor SA’s global compliance program as part of bribery investigations by the US DOJ and Swiss authorities.
- Israeli Bank: Supported the Swiss subsidiary of an Israeli bank under DOJ DPA for tax evasion, collaborating with counsel to create a blueprint for other subsidiaries to ensure global consistency in DOJ reporting.
- Swiss-based Global Bank: Led data analytics team in a multiyear lookback as part of a DOJ sanctions investigation and built a custom solution to facilitate review and workflow while complying with Article 271.
- International Trading Company: Led investigation of a Dutch-based international trading company into allegations of bribery in South America, which included data collection and analysis from multiple ERP sources.
- Swiss Commodity Trader: Led the FRA team supporting an internal investigation after potential sanctions breach. This included email reviews, asset flow analysis and reporting as input to SECO.
- Various Companies: Gerben led a multitude of smaller investigations after allegations of potential bribery, theft or wider wrongdoing in a business context. These investigations span across various sectors and size of companies.
Biography
Gerben Schreurs has 25+ years’ experience leading high-stakes investigations, risk management, and compliance engagements across global markets. He specializes in solving complex problems requiring deep insight into large datasets, with a focus on fraud, money laundering, information leakage, disputes, and regulatory breaches. Gerben has published several articles and regularly speaks on topics such as data analytics, investigations and digital forensics.
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2025 Investigations - Digital Forensic Experts, Lexology Index
2025 Consulting Experts - Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index
