Leanne Geale

Member

Leanne Geale has been a member of the Board of Directors of Holcim since 2022. She serves on the Health, Safety & Sustainability and on the Nomination, Compensation & Governance Committees. She is considered independent according to the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.

Background

A Canadian national born in 1965, Leanne holds an LLB from the Université de Montréal and a BA from the University of Alberta.
Leanne started her career as in-house counsel for international publicly-listed companies in the banking (Royal Bank of Canada), mining (Rio Algom Limited) and manufacturing (Alcan Aluminium Limited) sectors.

Joining Shell Canada in 2003, Leanne held various roles: Associate General Counsel, Oil Products; Group Legal Services Coordinator and Associate General Counsel, Heavy Oil; and Head of Legal - Canada. From 2014 to 2019, she was the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Royal Dutch Shell. Leanne is currently Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel for Nestlé S.A.