Michael H. Mcgarry
Member
Michael H. McGarry has been a member of Holcim’s Board of Directors since 2024. He serves on the Audit and Nomination, Compensation & Governance committees. He is considered independent according to the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.
Background
A U.S. national born in 1958, Michael holds an BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, U.S., and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, U.S.
Michael joined PPG Industries in 1981 as an engineer in 1981, and assumed roles of increasing responsibility – from sales and market development in Pittsburgh, U.S. to leading a specialty business in Bangkok, Thailand, and MD, PPG Europe, based in Switzerland. Most recently he served as Executive Chairman of PPG Industries, United States, in 2023, and as Chairman and CEO from 2016 to 2022. During his tenure, PPG Industries led a successful portfolio transformation to become one of the world’s largest specialty coatings companies, with net sales of USD 18.2 billion in 2023.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS
- Member of the Board of Directors of United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, U.S.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan
- Member of the Board of Directors of C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, MN, U.S.
