Edward Schwarz

General Manager of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, 2003 to 2021.

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    Edward Schwarz was General Manager of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction since it was created in 2003 until the end of 2021.

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    Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction at an informal meeting of the Board of the Foundation in November 2021 in Venice, Italy.

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    Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation at the prize handover of the Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012 held at the iconic Rolex Learning Center of the EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland.

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    Regional LafargeHolcim Awards jury meetings, Eclépens, Switzerland - July 2020.

    Edward Schwarz, General Manager, LafargeHolcim Foundation.

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    Discussions at the opening of “MACHEN!” (l-r): Diébédo Francis Kéré, Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012 winner from Kéré Architecture; Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation; Jürgen Mayer H., head of jury, Holcim Awards 2011 Europe from J. MAYER H. Architekten.

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    Edward Schwarz is General Manager of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction since its creation in 2003.

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    Speaking at the book launch for "The Economy of Sustainable Construction" held in Basel, Switzerland in December 2013.

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    At the 4th International Holcim Forum held in Mumbai, India in April 2013 (l-r) Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Holcim Foundation; Roland Walker, Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation; and Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation.

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    At the 3rd International Holcim Forum held in Mexico City, Mexico in April 2010 (l-r): Janine Riedi, Edward Schwarz and Mia Knechtli, all from the Office of the Holcim Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Edward Schwarz was General Manager of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction since it was created in 2003 until the end of 2021.

Last updated: December 21, 2021 Zurich, Switzerland

Edward Schwarz was responsible for developing and executing all activities of the Holcim Foundation. He has edited almost 50 publications related to sustainable construction and together with the team of the Foundation conducted six cycles of regional and global Awards competitions including six international expert Holcim Forums and more than 50 prize hand-over ceremonies.

Edward Schwarz was a journalist and editor of a Swiss trade magazine for the construction industry before joining a daily newspaper covering the Zurich area. He was then appointed editor-in-chief of a private radio station in the same region.

From 1992, he was Head of Communications of a Swiss building materials holding company that was later integrated into the Holcim Group. He subsequently became Head of Corporate Communications for the united operations of Holcim in Switzerland.

From 1998 until 2003, Edward Schwarz was the Global Head of Internal & Online Communications of the Holcim Group.

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