Paris 42.40EUR (-1.22% ) Holcim Worldwide BUILDING NET ZERO BUSINESS INNOVATION SUSTAINABILITY ESG INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS Holcim » Our business Business segments » Corporate governance Board of Directors » Board of Directors Kim Fausing » Prof. Dr. Philippe Block PROF. DR. PHILIPPE BLOCK Member Belgian national born in 1980, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block is a Member of the Board of Directors and of the Health, Safety & Sustainability Committee of Holcim (formerly LafargeHolcim). He was elected to the Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim in 2020. He holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering-Architecture from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, and a Master’s Degree in Architectural Studies in Design and Computation and a Ph.D. in Building Technologies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. In 2009, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Architecture and Structure at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland. In 2017, he was promoted to Full Professor. He is the Founder and Co-Director of the Block Research Group at ETH where he focuses his research on the analysis of unreinforced masonry structures, structural design, computational form finding, and new construction techniques. In addition, he is the Director of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) for Digital Fabrication. Prof. Dr. Philippe Block is a renowned expert in the field of structural design, computational engineering and digital fabrication of concrete construction with numerous publications and awards. He is a Member of the Academic Committee (AC) of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. Meet the Holcim Board of Directors Beat Hess Chairman Dieter Spälti Vice-Chairman Prof. Dr. Philippe Block Member Kim Fausing Member Colin Hall Member Jan Jenisch Member Naina Lal Kidwai Member Patrick Kron Member Adrian Loader Member Jürg Oleas Member Claudia Sender Ramirez Member Hanne Birgitte Breinbjerg Sørensen Member CAREERS CONTACTS MEDIA RELEASES INVESTORS SUBSCRIBE YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT HOLCIM Holcim builds progress for people and the planet. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of its strategy Holcim is becoming a net zero company, with its people and communities at the heart of its success. The company is driving the circular economy as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. Holcim is the company behind some of the world’s most trusted brands in the building sector including ACC, Aggregate Industries, Ambuja Cement, Disensa, Firestone Building Products, Geocycle, Holcim and Lafarge. Holcim is 70,000 people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products. SITE MAP LEGAL MENTIONS PRIVACY POLICY COOKIES POLICY HOLCIM © 2021 We use cookies to enhance your web browsing experience, to offer personalized content, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website. These cookies can also be used by third party providers. From the following options you can manage your preferences. Learn more about our Group Cookies Policy by clicking here: Cookie Policy Targeting Cookies Functional Cookies Performance Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookies Cookies Settings Reject AllAccept All Cookies