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The Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim has decided to establish
a more market-focused and agile management organization. The profit
& loss responsibility of the countries will be strengthened
with a greater emphasis on developing and executing winning market
strategies. The 30 largest country organizations will directly
report to the Executive Committee and the global business functions
will be merged under one leadership. As a result of these changes,
the Executive Committee will be reduced to 9 members.
The following changes are effective from January 1, 2018:
Region Europe
Marcel Cobuz is appointed as Head Region Europe and
Member of the Executive Committee. Marcel (47) a Romanian and
French citizen succeeds Roland K�hler, who has decided to
retire.
Marcel joined LafargeHolcim in 2000. He has held various
operational roles in 6 different countries and has been Country CEO
in Indonesia, Iraq and currently Morocco. With his extensive
experience in different markets and a successful P&L track
record, he is the ideal leader to ensure the continuation of our
successful European business.
Roland K�hler will retire at the beginning of 2018. He has had a
successful career within LafargeHolcim spanning more than 30 years
and has been a Member of the Executive Committee since 2010, most
recently as the Head of Europe, Trading and Oceania. Roland will
continue to support LafargeHolcim as Chairman of the LafargeHolcim
Foundation for Sustainable Construction. He will also continue to
represent the Group as a non-executive director in local
subsidiaries of the company.
Region North America
René Thibault is appointed Head Region North America and
Member of the Executive Committee. René (51), a Canadian citizen,
succeeds Pascal Casanova who has decided to pursue opportunities
outside of the Group.
René joined LafargeHolcim in 1989 and has held various roles in
France and Canada. He has been the CEO of Western Canada since 2012
with a strong track record in commercial roles and a deep expertise
in downstream offerings for our customers. His strong leadership
will enable our North American business to develop to the next
level of performance.
The Board of Directors thanks Pascal for his valuable
contribution to the success of the company and wishes him all the
best for the future.
Simplifying the Operating Model
The two global business functions – Performance & Cost and
Growth & Innovation – will be merged into a new corporate
department, Growth & Performance, under one leadership. This
will enable us to simplify the interfaces with the countries and to
operate a more agile global platform for Best Demonstrated
Practice.
Urs Bleisch, currently Head of Performance & Cost and
Member of the Executive Committee, is appointed Head of Growth
& Performance. Gérard Kuperfarb, Head of Growth &
Innovation, has decided to pursue a career outside the Group.
The Board of Directors thanks Gérard for his valuable
contribution to innovation and customer solutions and wishes him
all the best for the future.
Alignment of Regions
The Regions will be fully aligned reflecting geographic and
business similarities. Region Latin America will be complemented by
Mexico, which was previously part of Region North America.
Australia and New Zealand, previously part of Region Europe, will
join Region Asia. China and Trading will report directly to the
CEO.
The onboarding of the new CFO, Géraldine Picaud, is well
underway and she will join the Group in January 2018, earlier than
previously announced.* She will take over the CFO responsibilities
on January 3.
Jan Jenisch, CEO, “I am delighted to welcome Géraldine, Marcel
and René to the Executive Committee . Establishing a market-focused
management organization is an important step towards generating an
attractive growth profile and taking the company to its next level
of performance. The strengthening of the profit and loss
responsibility of the countries and the simplification of global
business functions will create a leaner and more agile operating
model. Countries will be fully empowered and accountable for market
strategies, cost discipline and results. The new organization will
be complemented by a strengthened performance management system
focusing on growth, cash conversion, capital efficiency and people
development.”
*Please access earlier CFO announcement here.
About LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim is the leading global building materials and
solutions company serving masons, builders, architects and
engineers all over the world. Group operations produce cement,
aggregates and ready-mix concrete which are used in building
projects ranging from affordable housing and small, local projects
to the biggest, most technically and architecturally challenging
infrastructure projects. As urbanization increasingly impacts
people and the planet, the Group provides innovative products and
building solutions with a clear commitment to social and
environmental sustainability. With leading positions in all
regions, LafargeHolcim employs around 90,000 employees in more than
80 countries and has a portfolio that is equally balanced between
developing and mature markets.
More information is available on www.lafargeholcim.com
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Biographies
Marcel Cobuz
Year of birth: 1971
Nationality: Romanian/French
Education
1994 University of Bucharest, Law and Economics, PhD
Executive Education programs at IMD, INSEAD
Professional experience
2015 – now Country CEO LafargeHolcim Morocco
2014 – 2015 Global Pre-Merger Integration Project Head
2012 – 2014 Head of Transformation & Acceleration, Lafarge,
France
2008 – 2011 Country CEO Lafarge Iraq
2006 – 2008 Country CEO Lafarge Indonesia
2003 – 2006 Country CFO Lafarge Greece & Romania
2000 – 2003 Project Manager Corporate Audit, Lafarge
1994 – 2000 Various Corporate Finance in other companies
René Thibault
Year of birth: 1966
Nationality: Canadian
Education
2005 Harvard Advanced Management Program
1989 Queens University, BSc Civil Engineering
Professional experience
2012 – now Country CEO LafargeHolcim Western Canada
2009 – 2012 President, Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete,
Western Canada
2007 – 2009 VP Strategy, Europe MEA, Lafarge, France
2002 – 2007 GM Lafarge Aggregates, Eastern Canada
1991 – 2002 Various roles with Lafarge Canada
1989 – 1991 Various roles at other companies
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