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DIRECTOR – FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT & INVESTIGATIONS

Laurent Gaspoz

Geneva (GE | CH) | Swiss nationality | laurent_gaspoz@hotmail.com | linkedin.com/in/laurent-gaspoz

PROFILE

Director / Fraud Risk Manager certified CFE and CIA, with 25+ years of experience in internal audit, governance, risk, internal control and investigations across public, humanitarian, industrial and international organizations. Proven track record overseeing sensitive investigations, fraud risk mapping, anti-fraud programs, investigation protocols, root-cause analysis and confidential reporting to governing bodies. Multicultural leadership across 80+ countries. Recent contribution to data analytics and artificial intelligence to structure weak signals and strengthen evidence traceability, with human oversight and confidentiality.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professional immersion — Fraud Risk Intelligence, AI and data

June 2026 – Present

Digitalizers, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Develop a Fraud Risk Intelligence prototype combining automation, AI-assisted development, web application, databases and cloud deployment.
  • Structure workflows turning scattered signals into traceable, prioritized and decision-useful analyses.
  • Strengthen documentation, quality control, explainability and human-oversight practices applied to AI-assisted analysis.

Head of Internal Audit / Chief Audit Executive

March 2024 – April 2025

Geneva Home Care Institution (IMAD), Geneva, Switzerland — public institution

  • Lead an independent function reporting to the Audit Committee, with responsibility for governance, risk, internal control, compliance, ethics and fraud.
  • Oversee sensitive internal investigations and establish factual findings and recommendations strengthening risk control, traceability and managerial accountability.
  • Develop methodologies, criteria, work programs and follow-up practices aligned with the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards.
  • Present confidential, decision-oriented reporting to Executive Management, the Audit Committee and governing bodies, in coordination with support functions and external auditors.

Lead Internal Auditor / Manager

December 2015 – February 2024

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland

  • Lead audit, assurance and investigation assignments across 80+ countries, including in sensitive contexts requiring security, confidentiality and professional judgment.
  • Conduct complex investigations related to fraud, integrity, ethics, governance, conflicts of interest and managerial conduct.
  • Develop protocols covering scoping, document analysis, information collection and protection, interviews, chain of evidence, validation of findings and follow-up of actions.
  • Coordinate multicultural teams, subject-matter experts and relevant functions — ethics and compliance, legal, finance, security, IT and operations.
  • Turn complex findings into root causes, executive summaries, defensible recommendations, action priorities and remediation arrangements.

Senior Auditor in charge for Europe and Asia

February 2011 – October 2014

MeadWestvaco, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Establish audit coverage for Europe, Asia and the Middle East based on a COSO methodology and a risk map by activity.
  • Conduct operational, financial, SOX, compliance and critical industrial process audits, assessing key controls and exposures.
  • Assess financial reporting, treasury, tax, procurement, outsourcing and post-acquisition processes, then follow up on remediation actions.
  • Coordinate internal teams, external contributions and specialized providers in a multi-country model.

Head of Enterprise Risk Audit

June 2004 – January 2010

Richemont International SA, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Implement a risk mapping and assessment methodology linking objectives, scenarios, controls, tests, expected evidence and reporting to the Audit Committee.
  • Develop a fraud net-risk map and contribute to an anti-fraud program integrating preventive and detective controls.
  • Conduct reviews on fraud, grey markets, brand protection, compliance, finance and commercial governance, then support implementation of recommendations.
  • Oversee control testing, evidence documentation and consolidation of results with the finance, operations and compliance departments.

Senior Global Auditor / European Auditor

January 1996 – February 2004

Agilent Technologies and Hewlett-Packard, Geneva and London

  • Coordinate SOX methodologies, financial, operational and ERP audits, control design and effectiveness testing, risk analyses and multi-country reporting across environments spanning up to 18 countries.

KEY SKILLS

Fraud Risk Management : fraud risk assessment, fraud risk mapping, scenarios, anti-fraud programs, preventive and detective controls.

Investigations & evidence : protocols, scoping, document analysis, interviews, information collection and protection, chain of evidence, confidentiality.

Integrity & governance : ethics, conflicts of interest, managerial conduct, confidential reporting, audit committees and boards of directors.

Remediation & root causes : 5-why-type method, root-cause analysis, recommendations, action plans, owners, deadlines and implementation evidence.

Data, analytics & AI : advanced Excel, IDEA, data analytics, data mining, weak signals, dashboards, generative AI and Fraud Risk Intelligence.

Financial and operational controls : COSO, SOX, Swiss ICS, risk-and-control matrices, design and operating-effectiveness testing.

Leadership & stakeholders : multicultural teams, Executive Management, Audit, Compliance, Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Security and external auditors.

Tools & frameworks : COSO ERM, COSO Internal Control, ISO 31000, three lines model, TeamMate, Pentana, AutoAudit, SAP and Oracle.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction, University of Hull, United Kingdom, 1995.
  • Diploma in Management Studies with merit, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 1994.
  • Bachelor in Business Administration, International American University, Switzerland, 1993.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2012.
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), 2022.
  • Business Analytics for Leaders certification, IMD, 2019.
  • Certificate – Board of Directors, IMD, 2025.
  • Internal Audit Quality Assessment accreditation, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), 2024.

LANGUAGES

FrenchNative

EnglishFluent, international professional environment

SpanishIntermediate

GermanBasic school-level knowledge

PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS AND INTERESTS

  • Chairman of the Housing Committee, Real-Estate Foundation: local governance, case analysis, fair treatment and collegial decision-making.
  • Fraud Risk Management, investigations, integrity and ethics, data analytics, responsible artificial intelligence, governance and internal control.