Tax Advisers - Deloitte

Switzerland
Peter Athanas
Ernst & Young AG
Bleicherweg 21
Post Office Box
CH-8022 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 058 286 44 01
Fax: (41) 058 286 30 05
Email: peter.athanas@ch.ey.com
Website: www.ey.com/ch
Peter Athanas is Ernst & Young’s CEO for Switzerland. He is a member of the global
international tax services group of Ernst & Young and specializes in corporate national
and international tax law, corporate finance/mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border
corporate reorganizations and restructurings. He acts as external adviser to several large
Swiss and non-Swiss multinationals as well as large family-owned businesses.
Peter Athanas is professor for corporate and international tax law at the University of St
Gall and member of the board of directors at the Institute of Tax Law and Public Finance
at the University of St Gall. In 1996 he was nominated general reporter to the IFA-
Congress in Geneva. Peter Athanas is member of the board of the Swiss Institute of
Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants. He is co-editor and co-author of a
commentary on Switzerland’s tax legislation and author of numerous publications on
Swiss and international tax law. He is a frequent speaker at tax seminars and similar events.
Peter Athanas is married and has two children.
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