Background
Schmidheiny, Thomas was born on December 17, 1945 in Balgach, Switzerland. Son of Max S. and Adda Scherrer.
Schmidheiny, Thomas was born on December 17, 1945 in Balgach, Switzerland. Son of Max S. and Adda Scherrer.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Master of Business Administration, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1972. Doctor in Business Administration (honorary), Tufts University, 1999.
Technical manager Cementos Apasco, Mexico, 1970-1971. Various positions within Holderbank Financière Glaris Ltd. (now Holcim Ltd.), 1973—1974, managing director Swiss cement companies, 1975, chairman executive committee, 1978—2000, deputy chairman board directors, managing director, 1980—1984, chairman board director, 1984—2000, member board directors.
Chairman Spectrum Value Management Ltd., since 2000. Majority shareholder Spa/Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Chairman Ernst Schmidheiny Foundation.
Married Suzanne Lise Mireille Weber. 4 children.
