LafargeHolcim’s board of directors will nominate Patrick Kron for election as a new member at the group’s upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 3. Current co-chair Bruno Lafont as well as board members Philippe Dauman and Alexander Gut have decided to not stand for re-election.
“We are pleased to nominate Patrick Kron. He is an experienced leader with an extensive track record in transforming industrial companies. His skills will be highly complementary to the existing knowledge pool in our board,” said Beat Hess, chairman of the board of directors of LafargeHolcim. “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Bruno Lafont, Philippe Dauman and Alexander Gut for their many years of service and significant contributions to the success of LafargeHolcim.”
All other current members of the board of directors will be proposed for re-election at the Annual General Meeting:
- Beat Hess.
- Bertrand Collomb.
- Paul Desmarais, Jr.
- Oscar Fanjul.
- Gérard Lamarche.
- Adrian Loader.
- Jürg Oleas.
- Nassef Sawiris.
- Thomas Schmidheiny.
- Hanne B. Sørensen.
- Dieter Spälti.
With the election of the nominees, the board of directors would consist of 12 members as compared to the current 14.
