Urs Straub

About

Multicultural senior executive with strong integrity, broad managerial experience in diverse countries in Europe, LATAM, Middle East and Indian Ocean. Team leader, sales driven with P/L responsibility, recognized as turnaround specialist, proven capabilities in finance, sales & marketing, industrial ecology, logistics, business development, corporate communications and market research. Proven track record in multinational industrial and consumer goods/automotive companies, with integrity, confident entrepreneurial thinking and excellent interpersonal skills with global mobility.

Experience

• CEMENTIS IO (Indian Ocean) ()
  • Chief Executive Officer
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Chief Operating Officer
    May 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Group Project and Development Director
    Feb 2023 - May 2023 · 4 mos

    Strategy, Projects, Business Development, Supply Chain and Innovation Member of the Board of Cementis Mauritius

• Managing Partner at Factum Intelligence
  Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

• Chief Executive Officer at Indian Ocean Cluster Lafargeholcim
  Jul 2017 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  CEO of the Indian Ocean cluster composed of diverse operations with different level of vertical integration across Mauritius, Madagascar, La Réunion, Seychelles, Mayotte and Comoros. Total employees >650 and turnover >200 MUSD.

• CEO/General Manager at Aljabor Cement Industries
  Oct 2011 - Jul 2017 · 5 yrs 10 mos

• Sales, Marketing & Logistics Manager at Aljabor Cement Industries, Qatar
  Aug 2008 - Oct 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos