OREANDA-NEWS. In the framework of their proposed merger of equals, the Boards of Directors (BoD) of Holcim and Lafarge have nominated their candidates for the future Board of Directors of the combined company, subject to closing of the transaction. The designated Board of Directors will consist of 14 members due to be elected at the Holcim Extraordinary General Meeting on May 8, 2015.

The candidates are: 

  • Wolfgang Reitzle, Co-Chairman (currently Chairman of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Bruno Lafont, Co-Chairman (currently Chairman of the BoD and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge)
  • Beat Hess, Vice-Chairman (currently Deputy Chairman of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Bertrand Collomb (currently Honorary Chairman of Lafarge1)
  • Philippe Dauman (currently member of the BoD of Lafarge)
  • Paul Desmarais Jr. (currently member of the BoD of Lafarge)
  • Oscar Fanjul (currently Vice-Chairman of the BoD of Lafarge)
  • Alexander Gut (currently member of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Gerard Lamarche (currently member of the BoD of Lafarge)
  • Adrian Loader (currently member of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Nassef Sawiris (currently member of the BoD of Lafarge)
  • Thomas Schmidheiny (currently member of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Hanne Birgitte Breinbjerg Serensen (currently member of the BoD of Holcim)
  • Dieter Spelti (currently member of the BoD of Holcim)

Subject to the execution and completion of the merger project, Anne Wade and J?rg Oleas will resign from their office as members of the Board of Directors at Holcim with effect as of the completion of the merger project.

About Holcim

Holcim is a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of cement and aggregates (crushed stone, gravel, and sand), as well as other activities, including ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and associated services. The company holds majority and minority shareholdings in some 70 countries and on every continent. In 2014, Holcim recorded net sales of over 19.1 billion Swiss francs. Thanks to our market-oriented structures, product innovations, skilled employees and efficient environmental management systems, Holcim is in a strong position now - and for years.

About Lafarge

A world leader in building materials, Lafarge employs 63,000 people in 61 countries, and posted sales of €12.8 billion in 2014. As a top-ranking player in its Cement, Aggregates and Concrete businesses, it contributes to the construction of cities around the world, through its innovative solutions providing them with more housing and making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful, and better connected. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities in order to contribute to more sustainable construction and to better serve architectural creativity.