Sven Schneider
Member
Sven Schneider became a member of the Board of Directors of Holcim in 2025 and serves on the Audit Committee. He is considered independent according to the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.
BACKGROUND
A German national born in 1966, Sven holds a doctorate in business administration from the University of Trier. He initially completed a banking apprenticeship, then studied business administration at the universities of Regensburg (Germany), Nantes (France) and Trier (Germany), graduating with a master’s degree.
In 2019, Dr. Sven Schneider was appointed to the Management Board of Infineon Technologies AG, where he has since been responsible as Chief Financial Officer for Group Finance; Group Financial Controlling & Planning; Treasury; Taxes; Accounting, Consolidation & Reporting; Investor Relations; Compliance; Audit; Risk Management; Internal Controls; Business Continuity (Export Control, Corporate Real Estate & Physical Security, Corporate Business Resilience). He started his professional career in 1995 at Linde AG in the finance department. From 2000 to 2019, he has held leading positions at Linde, most recently as Spokesman of the Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer and Labor Director.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS
- Member of the Supervisory Board of the publicly listed Covestro AG, Leverkusen, Germany.
