Born 30.09.1948
in Basle, Switzerland

Studies / Training
2004 Kellog School of Management, Chicago, USA
Marketing and Sales

2001 Senior Management Program, Holcim

1998 - 2000 General Management and Leadership
Programs, Von Roll

1989 Swiss Programs in General Management (SKU)

1983 Management Program for Executives (MPE),
University of Pittsburgh PA, USA

1978 - 1979 Holcim Cement Courses: Process Technology,
Materials Technology, Business Management

1967 -1973 Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich,
Switzerland;
Diploma/MS in Mechanical and
Chemical Engineering

Professional activities
2004 Holcim (Romania) SA
Country Manager

2002 Holcim Group Support, EUROPE
Country Manager Serbia

2001 Holcim (Switzerland)
Director of a strategic project to optimize the cement production in Central Europe

1999 - 2000 Von Roll Group, Switzerland
CEO of the business unit "Infrastructure Systems", manufacturing and sales of cast iron pipe systems, valves and castings products

1994 - 1998 CEO of Robert Aebi Ltd, Switzerland, a subsidiary
of the Von Roll Group,
Sales and Services of construction equipment, off- road and special mobile equipment

1987 - 1993 Von Roll Group, Switzerland Director of the areas Mediterranean, Great Britain and Scandinavia for the planning and construction of waste / RDF - incineration plants

1976 - 1986 Holcim Group Project Manager in the Middle East and South-East Asia
Technical Director with Cementos Apasco in Mexico;
Construction of a new cement plant and cement/ clinker terminals for the export.

1973 - 1976 Project engineer
Evaluation of new combustion processes


Swiss national, born September 30, 1948, Markus Wirth has been Country Manager of Holcim (Romania) SA since September 2004. His expertise has been built on 32 years of experience, of which 18 within Holcim, and on his professional education.
Markus Wirth obtained a Master degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, in 1973, and attended several training programs, among which the Management Program for Executives (MPE) at the University of Pittsburgh PA, USA.
He began his professional career with the Holcim Group, in 1976, as Project Manager in the Middle East and South-East Asia and then continued as Technical Director with Cementos Apasco in Mexico, until 1986.
The next 13 years were dedicated to Von Roll Group, where he held various positions, as Director of the areas Mediterranean, Great Britain and Scandinavia for the planning and construction of waste / RDF - incineration plants, CEO of the business unit "Infrastructure Systems" and CEO of Robert Aebi Ltd, Switzerland, a subsidiary of the Von Roll Group.
In 2000, he joined Holcim (Switzerland) as director of a strategic project for cement production optimization in Western Europe, and in 2002 Holcim Group Support, Europe, acting as Integration Manager Serbia before moving on to our country.