Bernard Fontana explains what sustainable construction means to him following the meeting of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury in Switzerland.
Bernard Fontana is Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO of Holcim.
He was formerly CEO of Aperam, a Luxembourg-domiciled listed corporate group that produces high-grade steel in Brazil, Belgium and France and was spun off from ArcelorMittal in 2010.
Bernard Fontana studied engineering at Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées in Paris.
He began his career with Groupe SNPE in France. In 1998, he was appointed head of US operations, and from 2001 to 2004 was a member of the Executive Committee. Shortly after joining ArcelorMittal in 2004, he was given responsibility for HR, IT and business development at Flat Carbon. From 2006 to 2007 he was a member of the Management Committee of ArcelorMittal with responsibility for the Automotive Worldwide Business Unit. In his capacity as Group Management Committee member, he was subsequently responsible for HR and the global alliance with Nippon Steel.
He became CEO of Holcim in February 2012.
He was a member of the Global Holcim Awards Innovation prize jury in 2012.
[last updated: 23-Mar-12]
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Bernard Fontana, member of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury 2012; Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO, Holcim, France/Switzerland
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 Bernard Fontana, member of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury 2012; Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO, Holcim, France/Switzerland Bernard Fontana at the Global Holcim Innovation prize 2012 jury meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.  Bernard Fontana, member of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury 2012; Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO, Holcim, France/Switzerland Bernard Fontana during the Global Holcim Innovation prize 2012 jury meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.  Bernard Fontana, member of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury 2012; Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO, Holcim, France/Switzerland Bernard Fontana during the Global Holcim Innovation prize 2012 jury meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.  Bernard Fontana, member of the Global Holcim Innovation prize jury 2012; Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, and CEO, Holcim, France/Switzerland Bernard Fontana (left) and Markus Akermann during the Global Holcim Innovation prize 2012 jury meeting in Zurich, Switzerland.
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