Mario Gross

Chief Operating Officer

Mario Gross is the Chief Operating Officer for Holcim’s Solutions & Products Business Unit, which includes the Building Envelope Division. He is responsible for leading manufacturing, procurement, logistics, engineering and CAPEX for Solutions & Products. 

Mario’s primary focus is developing the North American and global manufacturing and supply chain footprint to foster our ambition to grow beyond $6 billion USD and drive toward an optimized, state-of-the-art operations footprint for Holcim Building Envelope. Delivering sustainable competitiveness, premium quality products, leading manufacturing technologies, and significant volume growth are his top priorities. 

Mario joined Holcim in March 2018 as Country CEO, Malaysia and Singapore. In his recent role as Chief Procurement Officer of the Holcim Group, Mario played an instrumental role in transforming the Global Procurement function advancing Holcim’s competitiveness and profitability through developing a world-class procurement organization, best-in-class sourcing practices, and driving sustainable procurement. Mario joined Holcim from Sika Group, where he led Global Operations for several years and held various management positions in Asia and Germany, such as Country CEO, Thailand; Head of Procurement, Asia-Pacific in China; and Head of Global Procurement, Automotive in Germany.

Mario holds a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde in the UK.