| Dr. h.c. Thomas Schmidheiny
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Swiss national, born in 1945, member of the Board of Directors, elected until
2012, member of the Governance, Nomination & Compensation Committee. He studied mechanical engineering
at the ETH Zurich and complemented his studies with an MBA from the IMD Lausanne (1972). In 1999, he was
awarded an honorary doctorate for his services in the field of sustainable development from Tufts University,
Massachusetts, USA. He began his career in 1970 as Technical Director with Cementos Apasco and was appointed
to the Executive Committee of Holcim in 1976, where he held the office of Chairman from 1978 until 2001.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd in 1978 and became Chairman of the Board in 1984
until 2003.
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