Bruno Lafont

Bruno Lafont (born 8 June 1956) is a French businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of Lafarge from 2006 to 2015, when it merged with Holcim to become LafargeHolcim. He served as the co-chairman of LafargeHolcim from 2015 to April 2017.

Bruno Lafont
Born (1956-06-08) 8 June 1956
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materHEC Paris, ÉNA
OccupationCEO of Lafarge (2006-2015)
Spouse(s)Marie-Constance de Maistre
Children2

Early life

Lafont was born in 1956.[1] He graduated from HEC Paris in 1977 as well as the École nationale d'administration in Paris.[1][2]

Career

Lafont joined Lafarge as an auditor in the finance department in 1983,[1][2] He subsequently worked in Germany and Turkey.[2] He was appointed as its CEO on January 1, 2006.[3] Under his tenure, he oversaw the international expansion of Lafarge to 70 countries, including the acquisition of minority shareholders in Lafarge North America.[2] Additionally, he cut costs by 60% within the first year, notably by divesting from its roof-manufacturing subsidiary.[2] By December 2008, he acquired Orascom Cement, a subsidiary of Orascom Construction Industries, for €8.8 billion, and he brought billionaires Albert Frère and Nassef Sawiris to Lafarge's board.[4] He stepped down as CEO in 2015, shortly after its merger with Holcim.[5] He was awarded a €2.5 million bonus for it.[6] He served as the co-chairman of LafargeHolcim until April 2017.[7][8]

Lafont serves on the boards of directors of Électricité de France and ArcelorMittal.[1][9] He is an advisor to the mayor of Chongqing in China.[1] He is also the chairman of the Fondation nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion.[10]

Personal life

Lafont is married to Marie-Constance de Maistre, a violinist and a descendant of Joseph de Maistre.[11]

Works
  • Lafont, Bruno (2016). Ces grandes entreprises au cœur des transformations du monde : entretiens avec Philippe Hardouin. Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9791021019263. OCLC 946576283.

References
  1. "Board of directors". ArcelorMittal. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. "Bruno Lafont, l'homme qui transforme Lafarge". Le Figaro. December 11, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. "Bruno Lafont appointed Chief Executive Officier of the Lafarge Group as of 1 January 2006". Lafarge. September 27, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. "Lafarge va racheter Orascom Cement pour 8,8 milliards d'euros". Les Echos. December 10, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. Guerin, Jean-Yves (July 17, 2015). "Bruno Lafont quitte Lafarge avec plus de 8 millions d'euros". Le Figaro. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. Gordon, Sarah (June 3, 2015). "The riff: Bruno Lafont's early bonus". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. Rowland, Jonathan (March 2, 2017). "Lafont to step down as LafargeHolcim co-chair". World Cement. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. Bayart, Bertille (April 24, 2017). "Le patron de LafargeHolcim quitte le groupe". Le Figaro. Retrieved May 4, 2017. Plusieurs administrateurs issus de l'ex-Lafarge, dont l'ancien PDG Bruno Lafont, ont déjà tiré leur révérence.
  9. "Board of Directors". Électricité de France. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. "Conseil d'administration". Fondation nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  11. "Bruno Lafont". Les Echos. April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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