Thomas Schmidheiny

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Thomas Schmidheiny
Born (1945-12-17) 17 December 1945 (age 75)
NationalitySwiss
Alma materTufts University
Zurich Polytechnic
OccupationMajor shareholder of LafargeHolcim
Spouse(s)married
Children4
Parent(s)Max Schmidheiny
RelativesStephan 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[]

  1. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaire Index:Thomas Schmidheiny". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Thomas Schmidheiny". LafargeHolcim. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Forbes profile:: Thomas Schmidheiny". Forbes. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Dr. Thomas Schmidheiny: From Family Business to Family Wealth Management". The Fletcher School. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ^ "World Business Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Insider Trading". The New York Times. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ^ Meier, Simone (2 October 2011). "Schmidheiny Plans to Boost Holcim Stake, SonntagsZeitung Reports". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Thomas Schmidheiny". IMD business school.
  8. ^ Nanda, Prashant K. (14 December 2012). "Economy highly dependent on family-run businesses' destiny: Ramachandran". Live Mint. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Luxury and discretion on the fringes of the WEF". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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