Jürg Oleas
Designated Board Member of Amrize
Jürg Oleas served as CEO of GEA Group AG, one of the world’s largest suppliers of machinery, systems, advanced process technology and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Background
He previously held several leadership positions at ABB and the Alstom Group, where he served in a variety of management positions, including President, Switzerland and Managing Director, Combined Cycle Business, Gas Turbine.
Oleas served as a member of the Holcim Board of Directors from 2016 to 2025 and also from 2014 to 2015. From 2020 until April 2025, Mr. Oleas served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HOCN AG, where he also served as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Oleas has served as a member of the board of directors of RUAG International Holding AG since 2011, where he currently serves on the Audit Committee.
Oleas is an experienced public company CEO, board director and board chair for businesses in the industrial manufacturing sector with global reach and scale and brings a deep understanding of Holcim and its business in North America.
He obtained his master of science degree in mechanical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
