Richard Mueller

Richard Mueller has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Richard currently holds the position of Head Accounting and Tax at Lindt & Sprüngli since May 2023, where they previously served as Senior Corporate Controller from July 2021 to May 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Leadership Program participant at IMD in June 2022. Richard also held the role of CFO at Lindt & Sprüngli North America from January 2018 to June 2021. In addition, they worked as a Lecturer for International Accounting (IFRS) at KV Luzern Berufsakademie and HSLU Hochschule Luzern from 2012 to 2018. Richard's earlier experience includes various roles at PwC, where they worked from October 2004 to December 2017, including Director Financial Audit/Consulting/Financial Services, Manager Financial Audit/Consulting/Financial Services (with secondments in Sydney and Perth, Australia), and Senior Financial Audit/CPA.

Richard Mueller completed their education in a chronological order. From 1998 to 2004, they attended the University of Zurich, where they obtained a Master's degree in Finance, with the degree name of "lic. oec. publ / Master in Finance". Following this, from 2004 to 2008, Richard pursued further education in becoming a Chartered Accountant / dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer. Specific details regarding the degree name and field of study for this qualification are not provided.