Bruno Roux has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer for the Eastern Canada business unit of Lafarge Canada Inc.

In his new role, Mr Roux will serve as Lafarge's senior leader for all market areas and product lines in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. Mr Roux will also join the Board of Directors of Lafarge Canada Inc.

Mr Roux's responsibilities include all operational, sales, marketing and functional elements of the cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete product lines. He will lead these teams from the Eastern Canada head office in Toronto.

"I am very excited for the opportunity to lead an extremely talented team in Eastern Canada," said Mr Roux. "I am looking forward to working with our customers, architects, and other stakeholders in achieving our ambition of building better cities."


Mr Roux most recently held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge's operations in Poland. A native of France, Mr Roux is a graduate of l'École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (ENSAM).

His appointment is effective 15 September 2014, and he succeeds Bob Cartmel. Mr. Cartmel will remain with the Lafarge Group, assisting with the LafargeHolcim integration project.