Jump to content

Thomas Schmidheiny

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Edwardx (talk | contribs) at 21:28, 5 April 2016 (copyedit, see MOS:JOBTITLES). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Thomas Schmidheiny
Born1945 (age 78–79)
NationalitySwiss
Alma materTufts University
Zurich Polytechnic
OccupationMajor shareholder of LafargeHolcim

Thomas Schmidheiny (born 1945) is a Swiss entrepreneur, former chairman of Holcim, the cement manufacturer. He is listed by Forbes magazine as the 527th richest person in the world as of 2016, when his net worth was estimated at US$4.1 billion.[2]

Career

Until 2003, Schmidheiny was the chairman of Holcim, one of the world's leading cement manufacturers, founded by grand-uncle in 1912.[3] Schmidheiny resigned his chairmanship as part of a deal to settle an investigation of insider trading in Spain.[4] He has remained on the Board since that time.[5]

Education

Schmidheiny holds a doctorate from Tufts University and a bachelor's degree from Zurich Polytechnic.[2]

Honors

The Indian School of Business has a Thomas Schmidheiny chair of family business. As of 2012, the post was held by Kavil Ramachandran.[6]

Personal life

Schmidheiny is married with four children; he owns vineyards and wineries in the Napa Valley, Australia, Argentina, and Switzerland including his residence in Klosters.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b98f1b80-2555-11e0-93ae-00144feab49a.html#axzz3talg0KCh
  2. ^ a b c d "Thomas Schmidheiny". Forbes. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Dr. Thomas Schmidheiny: From Family Business to Family Wealth Management". The Fletcher School. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "World Business Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Insider Trading". The New York Times. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ^ Meier, Simone (2 October 2011). "Schmidheiny Plans to Boost Holcim Stake, SonntagsZeitung Reports". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ^ Nanda, Prashant K. (14 December 2012). "Economy highly dependent on family-run businesses' destiny: Ramachandran". Live Mint. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b98f1b80-2555-11e0-93ae-00144feab49a.html#axzz3talg0KCh
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Schmidheiny&oldid=713782202"