Holcim Ltd - Urs Böhlen

Urs Böhlen, Swiss national, born June 7, 1950. Urs Böhlen studied business administration at the University of Berne, graduating in 1977, and complemented his education at the Stanford Business School in 1991. From 1977 to 1979, he served as Project Manager in the accounts division at Union Bank of Switzerland. From 1980 until 1985, he was Head of Controlling at Autophon AG. He joined Holcim in 1985; after holding various positions, he was entrusted with overall management of the former Cementfabrik “Holderbank” at Rekingen in 1989. From 1992 until 1998, he served as CEO of Holcim Switzerland, and subsequently has been Area Manager of Holcim Ltd responsible for Eastern Europe and the CIS/Caspian region. As member of the Executive Committee, he has taken over responsibility for Eastern/Southeastern Europe and the CIS/Caspian region effective November 1, 2008