Jan Jenisch
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Designated Chairman and CEO for the planned North American company
Jan Jenisch has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2021 and has served as its Chairman since 2023. Jan served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Holcim from 2017 to 2024.
In January 2024, he was tasked by the Board of Directors to lead the planned U.S. listing of Holcim’s North American business. In January 2025, he was appointed as the designated Chairman and CEO of the planned North American company, and will continue to serve as Chairman of Holcim until the company’s Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2025.
Background
Jan joined Holcim as CEO in 2017, with the vision to lead Holcim to become the global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions. He launched the industry’s first global ranges of low-carbon and circular building solutions from ECOPact and ECOPlanet to ECOCycle®. Jan accelerated green growth by expanding our Solutions & Products segment, while growing Holcim in the most attractive markets and advancing its leadership in sustainability. Under Jan’s leadership Holcim reached a new level of financial performance based on a superior earnings profile, with industry-leading margins and a strong balance sheet.
Before joining Holcim, Jan was CEO of Sika AG since 2012. He led the company to achieve new performance standards for sales and profitability, and it became a member of the Swiss Market Index.
Jan studied in the U.S. and Switzerland and obtained his MBA from the University of Fribourg in 1993. In 2021, he received a Dr. h.c. for his accomplishments as CEO of two SMI companies.
Other activities and functions
- Active Member of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss-Japanese Chamber of Commerce (SJCC)
- Lecturer at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
