Greater Bern Area
Accomplished international business executive, with a 30 year industrial track record in Senior Line (CEO, MD, GM, Region Head), Staff (Global Strategy Head), Project (acquire, integrate, restructure, divest) and governance roles, gained in ordinary business and transformation contexts, within different geographies and cultures (EMEA Americas Oceania). Managed a EUR 600 mio business producing in five countries, distributing in another four and commercially active in about twenty. Led a multi-country EUR 2 bn business on two continents as a separate unit (full P&L), in a global merge-and-divest situation, on behalf of the relevant Competition Authorities. Turned around a EUR 200 mio business in a strongly recessive and unionized context, while maturing two merger options to ensure its sustainability. Facilitated the integration of two multi-bn acquisitions in the USA & Australia. and led a three-digit CHF mio acquisition in Italy. Result-oriented and versatile manager, driven by challenge and opportunity as well as by a deep sense of responsibility. Integrative and upright leader, able to build and develop effective teams against a given environment, while actively embracing change. Smoothly blends analytical capabilities with execution and entrepreneurial skills. Easily engages in complex set-ups and multi-cultural or multi-stakeholder situations. Italian & Swiss bi-national. MBA & PhD from University of St. Gallen/Switzerland. Senior Executive Programs at HBS/Boston (AMP175) & IMD/Lausanne. Fluent in Italian, German, English, French and Spanish. Board experience in seven different EU national governance contexts, incl. joint ventures in minority position.
Key responsibilities - CEO & MD Vigier Group: ~CHF 400 mio sales, 4 business divisions, 45 production sites, 5 JVs, ~700 FTE - P&L responsibility for: Group Holding: Vigier Holding SA° | Luterbach, Switzerland Cement: Vigier Cement SA° | Péry, Switzerland Concrete, Aggregates, Recycling: Vigier Beton SA° | Lyss, Switzerland Concrete Products / Slab track projects: Créabeton Matériaux SA°^ / Vigier Rail SA°” | Switzerland Alternative Fuels: Altola AG° | Olten, Switzerland - Production Units: 1 Cement plant, 20 Concrete plants, 18 Aggregates pits & recycling sites, 2 concrete product units (1 divested), 2 alternative fuels processing sites, 5 JVs in Concrete, Aggregates, Recycling*° - Member of the Board of Swiss Cement Association (Cemsuisse) - Representation of the Company with external & internal stakeholders - Reporting Line: Chairman & CEO Vicat Group ° Board Membership * Joint Venture (JV) “International sales ^ Divested on the way
Key responsibilities - CEO, MD & Region Head (Nordic Baltic): ~EUR 600 mio revenues, 5 business divisions, >100 production sites, 2 JVs, ~1’200 FTE - Member of Group Management Team, Cementir Group (~EUR 1’300 mio revenues) - P&L responsibility for: Cement: Aalborg Portland, Denmark Concrete: Unicon Denmark | Unicon Norway | Sydsten, Sweden* Aggregates: Kudsk & Dahl, Denmark | Sydsten, Sweden* Concrete Products: Vianini Pipes, USA Commercial Terminals: USA Denmark Norway Iceland UK France Belgium NL Poland Russia Other: Ecol Unicon, Poland* - Production Units: 1 Cement Plant, 80 Concrete plants, 8 Aggregates pits, 21 Import Terminals, 2 JV - Board Member of Aalborg Portland A/S & Unicon A/S (Denmark), Sydsten AB (Sweden), Compagnie de Ciments Belges SA (Belgium), Ecol-Unicon Sp. z o.o. (Poland) - Representation of the Company with external & internal stakeholders - Reporting Line: Chairman & CEO Cementir Group * Joint Venture (JV) About Cementir Group - Cementir is an Italian multinational that produces and distributes grey & white cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and concrete products. Cementir Holding is part of Caltagirone Group, listed at Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana) since 1955°. - Through its subsidiaries Aalborg Portland, Cimentas and Cementir Italia, Cementir operates in 16 countries on 5 continents; sales volumes in 2016 totaled 10.1 mio t of cement, 4.4 mio m3 of ready-mixed concrete and 4.5 mio t of aggregates. - Cementir is the globally leading producer & exporter of white cement. It operates in Denmark, Egypt, China, Malaysia and US, for a production capacity of 3.3 mio t, while exporting to 60+ countries. Through Sinai White Cement, the Group operates the largest white cement plant in the world, in El-Arish, Egypt. ° currently in the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana.
Key responsibilities - Divested Business Europe (full P&L): France, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia (~EUR 850 mio revenues, 3 divisions, >260 production sites, ~3’000 FTE) - Divested Business North America (full P&L): Canada and related US business (~CAD 1’500 mio revenues, 4 divisions, >80 production sites, ~3'100 FTE) - Reporting Line: Monitoring Trustee (ING Bank / appointed by the Competition Authorities of the EU, Serbia, Canada and the US) Major accomplishments - Managed the Divested Business as distinct & independent Business Unit, against Budget and Plan - Ensured viability, marketability & competitiveness of the Divested Business - Drove the carve-out from Holcim & integration planning with Buyer (CRH plc) - Cultivated interfaces to Monitor/Competition Authorities, Buyer and Holcim (Seller)
Key responsibilities - CEO & MD of Holcim Gruppo Italia SpA: ~EUR 200 mio revenues, 6 divisions, 32 production sites, ~400 FTE - Chairman, CEO & MD of Holcim Italia SpA & Micron Mineral Srl (CEM), Aggregati Calcestruzzi Srl (ARM), Eurofuel SpA (Alternative Fuels), Fusine Srl (Power Plant), CEO Rolcim SpA (Trade) - Member of the Board of Directors of 3 JV RMX companies (strategic minority stakes) - Member of the Executive Council of Italian Cement Industry Association (AITEC) - Member of the Regional Executive Committee of Holcim Central EU: 3 country units, ~EUR 900 mio revenues, 2'000 FTE - Representation with external & internal stakeholders - Reporting Line: Area Manager Holcim Central EU (South Germany Switzerland Italy; Group CEO-2) Major accomplishments - Reviewed & repositioned the company strategically and commercially - Conceived & executed a severe operational and organizational restructuring plan - Generated & brought to maturity two M+A options (JV) to secure company sustainability
Key responsibilities - Lead strategic & operational initiatives (acquisition, integration, cost reduction) - Coach operational Group Companies in strategy & risk management processes - Develop & roll-out leading edge business planning/development tools - Reporting Line: Group Strategy Officer (Group CEO-1), EXCO members (project related) Major accomplishments 2004/10 - Facilitated integration of Holcim largest single acquisitions, in AUS+US (both multi bn) - Steered a Group cash/cost improvement initiative in Europe (worth about EUR 15 mio) - Executed acquisition of Italian cement peer from contact to signing (3-digit CHF mio) - Supported Group EXCO and BoD requests for large acquisitions (multi bn) - Established department as supplier of customized consult + project services, incl M+A