Alessandro Dazza graduated from Politecnico di Milano (Business Engineering).

After starting his industrial career in Italy in 1991, he joined in 1995 Treibacher Schleifmittel in Germany. He participated in a management buyout with a few key managers and became a member of its Managing Board.

Alessandro Dazza joined Imerys in 2002 when Imerys bought Treibacher Schleifmittel.

From 2002 until 2013, Alessandro Dazza held various roles within Imerys and in July 2013, he became Executive Vice President, member of the Executive Committee, in charge of 3 divisions with total sales of approximately €2B.

In November 2018, following the arrival of a new CEO and as the result of a new reorganization, Alessandro Dazza left Imerys. He joined Mondi Plc, a leading company in packaging and paper, as a member of the Executive Committee, was in charge of 2 divisions with total sales of approximately €4B.

Alessandro Dazza became Imerys’ Chief Executive Officer on February 17, 2020.