Primary Job Title Member of the Board of Directors Primary Organization Holcim
Location Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Beat Hess, Swiss national, born in 1949, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Nomination & Compensation Committee until April 17, 2013, Member of the Audit Committee since April 17, 2013 and Member of the Governance & Strategy Committee since January 1, 2013.
He holds a doctorate in law and is admitted to the bar in
Switzerland. From 1977 to 2003, he was initially Legal Counsel and subsequently General Counsel for the ABB Group. From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was Legal Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, London and The Hague. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Chairman’s and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Nestle S.A., Vevey, and Vice-Chairman and Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Sonova Holding AG, Stafa.
He was elected to the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd in 2010.
