Edelio Bermejo, Group Head of R&D and IP, is a Spanish-French bi-national, holding a PhD in Materials Science. With a 26 years’ experience in the cement industry in product development, marketing and operations, Edelio was CEO of a cluster of 11 countries for 6 years before taking the lead of the Holcim Innovation Center. His primary responsibility is to accelerate the time to market of existing R&D projects, strengthen the new product pipeline and foster a more visible innovation culture and external partnerships around new ideas and business models such as the decarbonization of the construction industry. His hobbies include tennis and painting.