Michael H. Mcgarry
Member
Michael H. McGarry became a member of Holcim’s Board of Directors in 2024 and serves on the Nomination, Compensation & Governance Committee. He is considered independent according to the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.
Background
A U.S. national born in 1958, Michael is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the University of Texas, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Michael is a highly-accomplished global business leader who most recently served as Executive Chairman of PPG Industries in 2023, and as Chairman and CEO from 2016 to 2022. During his tenure, PPG Industries led a successful portfolio transformation to become one of the world’s largest specialty coatings companies, with net sales of USD 18.2 billion in 2023.
After joining PPG Industries as an engineer in 1981, Michael took on roles of increasing responsibility across all regions, from sales and market development in Pittsburgh, United States, to leading a specialty business in Bangkok, Thailand, and serving as managing director, PPG Europe, in Switzerland.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS
- Member of the Board of Directors of United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, U.S.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan
