Holcim Ltd - Thomas Knöpfel

Swiss national, born in 1951. Thomas Knöpfel obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Zurich in 1982. He also holds a Master of Law degree in US business and financial law and is a licensed attorney. In 1986, he joined the former Union Bank of Switzerland, before beginning his career with Holcim in 1988. After a period as member of the senior management of Holcim (España), S.A. and from 1995 as CEO of Holcim (Colombia) S.A., he was in 1999 appointed Area Manager with responsibility for various Group companies in Latin America. Since January 1, 2003, he has been a member of the Executive Committee, with responsibility for Group region Latin America.