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Céline

Board Director | CEO | Senior Consultant | Mentor | Speaker

About Me

International board director and executive, with a foundation in structural mechanics engineering and a proven track record in capital-intensive, regulated industries. Served on Boards across 4 continents and held leadership roles through strategic inflection points: turnarounds, multidimensional crisis, and regulatory acceleration. Céline drives results through: governance discipline, risk foresight, a relentless focus on operational excellence, by embedding innovation and sustainability in strategy and operations, and by putting people and trust at the center of systems. She is recognized for restoring clarity and discipline, unlocking momentum, and protecting value in moments of complexity. Intersecting board-level judgment with real operational understanding, she ensures decisions are principled and pragmatic - helping organizations position for long term value generation and preserving license to operate. Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, leader of 30+ nationalities across the globe, she bridges people from different cultures, generations and backgrounds, and acts with stewardship under pressure.

Jurisdiction

Switzerland | Portugal | Spain | France | Netherlands | Italy | Germany | United Kingdom | Belgium | Luxembourg | Austria | Brazil | Argentina | United States | Canada | Mexico | Peru | Colombia | Ecuador | Chile | El Salvador | Ireland | Costa Rica | Japan | Morocco | Algeria | Turkey

Notable Employer

  • CEO, CRO and Chair at Holcim Trading & Shipping
  • Head RMX & Aggregates Suisse Romande & RMX Performance CH/IT at Holcim Schweiz AG
  • Strategy & Chief of Staff to Group EXCO at LafargeHolcim
  • Global Project Manager RMX Sales & Business Development at Holcim
  • Global Project Manager Performance & Benchmarking @ Aggregates & Concrete Competence center at Cimpor
  • Regional General Manager RMX at Betão Liz (Group Cimpor)

Experience

Seniority LevelBoard
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
CEO, CRO and ChairNotableHolcim Trading & Shipping
2020 - 2024

Reported to Group ExCo | Led 90+ staff, 33 nationalities across Zurich, Singapore, Miami Delivered EBIT x4 and record free cash flow on a P&L of 1.2 bUSD, redefined global trading and shipping strategy for 20+ mio Tonnes, while reducing risk Lead through several crisis including COVID, supply chain disruptions (ex.: Houtis, Panama canal drought, geopolitical conflict), reorganization and company spin-off Spearheaded trust based cultural transformation in a remote setup, having improved engagement from 3.57 to 3.85; aligned diverse teams with Group branding and ESG Led digital transformation, introduced AI-driven supply chain analytics, process automation and transparency with Group Developed new supply chain models, product and service portfolios, and initiated CO2 maritime transportation capabilitie

Head RMX & Aggregates Suisse Romande & RMX Performance CH/ITNotableHolcim Schweiz AG
2018 - 2020

P&L of >0.5B CHF | Led >220 FTE | 15+ Board appointments +50% EBIT growth, reorganization, product innovation, digitalization, margin optimization Strategy, M&A execution, joint ventures, and circular economy initiatives Led governance, HS&E, QCA, benchmarking, R&D, commercial, digital, operations, logistics, supply chain, maintenance, capex for RMX in Switzerland and Italy

Strategy & Chief of Staff to Group EXCONotableLafargeHolcim
2015 - 2018

Supported Group ExCo members across North America & Latin America Post-merger integration, strategy, governance structuring, cross-functional alignment, stakeholder management, international project deployment

Global Project Manager RMX Sales & Business DevelopmentNotableHolcim
2012 - 2015

Led international projects across 6 continents Strategy, commercial, M&A due diligence, KPI modeling, sales team upskilling, sustainability

Global Project Manager Performance & Benchmarking @ Aggregates & Concrete Competence centerNotableCimpor
2010 - 2012

Led international projects across EMEA Strategy, commercial, KPI modeling, sales team upskilling, sustainability

Regional General Manager RMXNotableBetão Liz (Group Cimpor)
2007 - 2010

Reported to the CEO and managed a P&L of >6m € | Led >50 FTE From negative to >4% EBITA margin, product innovation, margin optimization Strategy, commercial, supply chain, quality/certification, HS&E

Education

Masters of Structural MechanicsUniversity of Coimbra
2007 - 2008
Degree of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Coimbra
2001 - 2007

Certification

Total Certifications2

Generative AI Strategic Leader Specialization

Vanderbilt University

2026

Credential ID: 8DAZBC625HGN

International Board Certificate (CAS)

Swiss Board School (University of St. Gallen and HEC Lausanne)

2025

Credential ID: 8ddf3be3-56a7-4de0-996b-982f157bbdb3

Skills

Core skills0
Languages5

Languages

English
French
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish