Thomas Schmidheiny
Thomas Schmidheiny | |
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Born | 17 December 1945 |
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | Tufts University Zurich Polytechnic |
Occupation | Major shareholder of LafargeHolcim |
Spouse(s) | married |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Max Schmidheiny |
Relatives | Stephan Schmidheiny (brother) |
Thomas Schmidheiny (born 17 December 1945) is a Swiss billionaire businessman, and the former chairman of cement manufacturer Holcim.
Early life[]
Thomas Schmidheiny was born in 1945,[2] the son of Max Schmidheiny (1908-1991). The family's construction materials empire (bricks, cement, etc.) was divided in 1984, with Thomas inheriting Holcim, the concrete and cement company, and his brother Stephan, also a billionaire, was given the construction company Eternit.[3]
Career[]
Until 2003, Schmidheiny was the chairman of Holcim, one of the world's leading cement manufacturers, founded by his grand-uncle in 1912.[4] Schmidheiny resigned his chairmanship as part of a deal to settle an investigation of insider trading in Spain.[5] He has remained on the Board since that time.[6] Since the merger between Holcim and Lafarge Thomas Schmidheiny detains 11.4% of the company Lafarge-Holcim and is the biggest shareholder of the firm.
Education[]
Schmidheiny holds a doctorate from Tufts University and a bachelor's degree from Zurich Polytechnic,[3] and an MBA from IMD Business School, Switzerland.[7]
Honors[]
The Indian School of Business has a Thomas Schmidheiny chair of family business. As of 2012, the post was held by .[8]
Personal life[]
Schmidheiny is married with four children; he owns vineyards and wineries in Argentina, Switzerland and the US, including his residence in Klosters.[3][9]
References[]
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaire Index:Thomas Schmidheiny". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Schmidheiny". LafargeHolcim. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Forbes profile:: Thomas Schmidheiny". Forbes. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Thomas Schmidheiny: From Family Business to Family Wealth Management". The Fletcher School. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "World Business Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Insider Trading". The New York Times. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Meier, Simone (2 October 2011). "Schmidheiny Plans to Boost Holcim Stake, SonntagsZeitung Reports". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Thomas Schmidheiny". IMD business school.
- ^ Nanda, Prashant K. (14 December 2012). "Economy highly dependent on family-run businesses' destiny: Ramachandran". Live Mint. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Luxury and discretion on the fringes of the WEF". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Swiss businesspeople
- Swiss billionaires
- Living people
- Tufts University alumni
- 1945 births
- Schmidheiny family