Born 30.09.1948
in Basle, Switzerland

Studies / Trainings
2008 Senior Leadership Program, Holcim - IMD

2006 Senior Management Program, Holcim - IMD

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

1980 - 1983
Technical Director with Cementos Apasco in Mexico; Construction of a new cement plant and cement/ clinker terminals for the export.

1976 - 1986 Holcim Group
Project Manager in the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia;

1973 - 1976
Project engineer; Evaluation of new combustion processes