Lafarge Chairman and CEO Bruno Lafont has proposed the appointment of
Eric Olsen as future CEO of LafargeHolcim, a proposal that has been
approved by the boards of both Lafarge and Holcim. Mr Olsen is currently
Lafarge Executive Vice President, Operations, and will take on the role
of CEO as of the closing of the merger project. He has been a member of
Lafarge’s Executive Committee since 2007, having joined the company in
1999 as Senior Vice President for Strategy and Development, and
previously held senior positions in operations and in the fields of
finance, human resources and strategy.
Wolfgang Reitzle, Chairman of the Holcim Board and future co-Chairman
of LafargeHolcim, said that he very much welcomes Eric Olsen as future
CEO for LafargeHolcim. “With his broad international experience and
insights in key markets, he is best positioned to lead the combined
company for the benefit of employees, shareholders and customers,” said
Mr Reitzle. “Bruno and I will support Eric Olsen in creating a new joint
culture that will be the key driver for our premier competitive
position.”
“Eric has been proposed as future CEO of LafargeHolcim both for his
personal and professional qualities,” commented Bruno Lafont. “He has a
deep knowledge of our activities, clients and markets. He is driven,
with energy and determination. He is a true leader, with the ability to
bring the teams together to drive a strong value creation culture for
our shareholders. I have every confidence in his ability to deliver the
synergies announced and ensure the development and the success of
LafargeHolcim.”
Eric Olsen is fifty-one years old and has dual American and French
nationalities. He has a deep experience of driving change linked to the
roles he has played in matters of integration and organisation in
multicultural environments. From 2007 to 2012, he served as Executive
Vice President, Organisation and Human Resources of Lafarge Group. In
this role, he led the integration of the Egyptian Orascom, a major
acquisition with operations in Africa, Middle East and Asia. Eric Olsen
also led the 2012 reorganisation of the Group with a focus on country
organisation around end-market segments.
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