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    • Who we are

    180 YEARS

    We are proud to introduce the dedicated team serving South Africa. As the local presence for the world leader in advanced building solutions, we are ready to bring your next project to life with capability and care.

     

    OUR MANAGEMENT

    Rossen Papazov

    CEO

    A strategic leader with a proven track record in the building materials industry in a multicultural and international context.

    Connie Bester

    CFO

    A dynamic leader, with strong business acumen and extensive finance experience.

    Tshidi Dabula

    Human Resources and Communications Director

    Highly experienced in Human Resources, specialising in mining, energy, retail and manufacturing industries.

    Kervin Ali

    Procurement Director

    A pragmatic leader, with a demonstrable track record of success over the last 18 years within the Procurement profession both domestically and internationally.

     

    Kaziwe Kaulule

    GM of Cement and Ash Resources

    A multi-talented executive with 15 years of international experience in operations, strategy, transformation, and business development. Kaziwe has a reputation for thriving in competitive environments and developing high-value products and solutions.

    Noriko Solomon

    Aggregates and Readymix Director

    An accomplished director, with strong business acumen and extensive management experience at different organisational levels.

    Brent Mahoney

    Geocycle Director

    An accomplished head, Brent is highly experienced in the Waste and Environmental Management industry.

    Kgadi Kekana

    General Counsel and Company Secretary

    An effective leader with over 18 years senior management experience, 13 of which had been at executive level.

     

    Abdel-ileh Chouar

    Industrial Director of the East Africa and South Africa Cluster

    A proactive head, directly in charge of the cement industrial operations in South Africa (Lichtenburg and Randfontein), East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi) and the Indian Ocean.

    WORLD LEADER

    The Lafarge Group's leadership, knowledge and experience are major assets for Lafarge South Africa. With the Group's 80 000 employees in 80 countries, we have a global backing that offers unrivalled capability and utmost reassurance. Our cement, aggregates and concrete divisions are top-ranking performers in the industry. And with our drive for innovation, we are always pushing the boundaries of possibility in infrastructure.

     

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    Investor Information

    Being a leader in the building materials industry means having the resources necessary to pursue the best return on capital to our shareholders and investors. Thanks to our market-leading size, we are well positioned to generate significant synergies. This means we can avoid the need for heavy investments and implement a large-scale innovation strategy, which should translate into dynamic growth at low cost.

     

    • 90 countries

    • 100,000 employees

    • CHF 29.5 bn in net sales

    • 374.0 mt of installed capacity worldwide

    • More than 2,500 plants (including over 1,600 in readymix concrete, over 600 in aggregates, over 180 in cement, and 70 grinding plants)