Holcim Ltd - Dr. Willy R. Kissling

Swiss national, born May 26, 1944,member of the Board of Directors, elected until 2008, member of the Governance, Nomination & Compensation Committee. He obtained a doctorate in management sciences at the University of Berne, complementing his studies at the Harvard Business School, Cambridge, USA. He began his professional career in 1970 at Amiantus Corporation, moving to Intergips in 1978, where he was ultimately appointed CEO. From 1987 until 1996, he served as CEO and Managing Director at Landis & Gyr AG. From 1998 to 2005, he was Chairman and until 2002 CEO of Unaxis Holding Corporation (now OC Oerlikon Corporation). Furthermore, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Schneider Electric S.A., France, in 2001, and of Kühne + Nagel International AG in 2003. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd in 1997.