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Edward Schwarz

Edward Schwarz is General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

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.

Edward Schwarz, General Manager, LafargeHolcim Foundation.

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.

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

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

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.

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 is General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

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

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Edward Schwarz is General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction since it was created (as the Holcim Foundation) in 2003.

He is responsible for all activities of the LafargeHolcim Foundation, including the international Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions. He has produced almost 50 regional and global prize hand-over ceremonies, and edited some 40 publications related to sustainable construction.

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 in charge of communications of a Swiss building materials holding company that was later integrated into the then Holcim Group. He subsequently became Head of Corporate Communications for the united operations of Holcim in Switzerland.

From 1999 until 2003, Edward Schwarz was the global Head of Internal & Online Communications of the Group, in addition to being a member of the Holcim brand development and implementation team.

Last Updated: April 09, 2018

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