8. Auditor
8.1 TERM OF MANDATE
8.1.1 Time of transfer
On the occasion of the 2017 General Meeting of Jungfraubahn Holding AG, KPMG AG, Gümligen-Berne, was appointed as auditor. It has held this position since 2004.
8.1.2 Appointment of the lead auditor
The auditor (mandate partner) for the year 2017 is Mr Stefan Andres. He has held this office since 2014.
8.2 AUDITING FEES
The fees charged by the auditing company for its activities across the entire Jungfraubahn Group, including audits of the companies in the consolidated entity and audits in connection with railway regulations in 2017, amount to CHF 146,300.
8.3 ADDITIONAL FEES
KPMG AG, Gümligen-Bern, has received a fee of CHF 12,000 for additional services.
8.4 SUPERVISORY AND CONTROL TOOLS FOR THE AUDIT
The assessment of the independence, performance and compensation of the external auditors, as well as the compatibility of consultancy mandates with the auditing activities, is one of the duties of the Audit Committee explicitly stated in the Organisational Regulations (section 3.6.2). It shall report regularly to the Management Board. The auditing company was present at all meetings of the Audit Committee.