Brief Biography
Sonia Bonnet-Bernard began her career in financial audit at the financial advisory firm Salustro (1985-1988), before joining Constantin Associates in New York (1988-1990). A specialist in national and international accounting standards, she was Director of International Relations at the Ordre des experts comptables, France’s professional organisation of chartered accountants (1990-1996) and then General Delegate of the Arnaud Bertrand Committee (now the department of public interest entities at the French Institute of Statutory Auditors, or CNCC), coordinating the positions of the major audit firms in France (1996-1998). She was a lecturer at the University of Paris IX-Dauphine (in general accounting) and at the IAE of Poitiers (in comparative accounting).
In 1998 Sonia Bonnet-Bernard joined Ricol Lasteyrie Corporate Finance as a managing partner in charge of independent appraisal, valuation, accounting advice and litigation support. She became a partner at EY, within the Transaction department, following the merger between RLCF and EY in 2015.
In May 2020 she set up a company specialising in independent financial appraisal and valuation: A2EF.
Sonia Bonnet-Bernard was an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Tarkett and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee (2011–2015).
She is a chartered accountant, statutory auditor, sustainability auditor and legal expert at the Paris Court of Appeal.
