LafargeHolcim announces the appointment of Géraldine Picaud as Chief Financial Officer of LafargeHolcim and member of the Executive Committee with effect from 1 February 2018. Ron Wirahadiraksa, the current CFO, has decided to pursue opportunities outside the Group. He will remain in his role and provide a smooth handover to Géraldine in due course.

Géraldine Picaud, a French national, joins the Group from Essilor International, the world’s leading ophthalmic optics company listed on the French CAC 40, where she has been Group Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee since 2011. Trained as an auditor, Géraldine Picaud brings to the Group 20 years of experience leading and transforminggFinance teams in complex, multinational companies. Prior to joining Essilor, she spent four years working for the ED&F Man group in Winterthur, Switzerland, a key player in the international commodity market, following 13 years as CFO at international specialty chemicals group, Safic Alcan.

Jan Jenisch, CEO of LafargeHolcim, said: "I am excited to welcome Géraldine to LafargeHolcim. She is an agile and successful CFO who has worked in the UK, US, France and Switzerland. With a track record in delivering business results and restructuring within complex global business environments, she is the ideal person to join our executive team and drive the next phase of growth in the company."