The group LafargeHolcim, announced the appointment of Jan Jenisch as Director General from October 16, 2017. Jan Jenisch comes from the swiss company Sika AG, a global leader in the development and production of systems and products for the sectors of construction materials and the automobile.
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Jan Jenisch, 50 years, is the managing Director of Sika SA since January 2012. Under his leadership, Sika has developed its activities in new markets, while setting new benchmarks in terms of sales performance and profitability. Because of this, the market capitalization of Sika has more than tripled, and the company has recently made its entry into the SMI, the stock index on the swiss market (Swiss Market Index).
Beat Hess, chairman of the Board of directors of LafargeHolcim, said : “Jan Jenisch is a leader highly respected for its ability to generate excellent results on a regular basis, and he brings with him a thorough knowledge of the construction materials sector. His leadership style, agile, as well as his personal skills will help him adapt perfectly to our company culture as well as the management team of LafargeHolcim. I look forward to working with him to accelerate the strategy execution of our Group. ”
Jan Jenisch, ceo-designate, said : “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to join LafargeHolcim. This company iconic, which is a world leader in the construction materials sector, has a huge potential to come. I am very eager to join its global management team to lead the company towards a future that will be successful. ”
CV of Jan Jenisch
Jan Jenisch has joined Sika in 1996, where he held various management functions in different countries. In 2004, he was appointed member of the Management Board as head of the Industry division. From 2007 to 2012, he assumed the role of president asia-Pacific.
He made his studies in Switzerland and in the United States and holds an MBA (lic. rer. pol.) of the university of Fribourg, Switzerland. It is a non-executive director of the listed company Schweiter Technologies ag, a private company Glas Troesch AG. He is married and the father of two children.
About LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim is the global leader in materials and construction solutions at the service of the masons, builders, architects and engineers all over the world. The Group produces cement, aggregates and concrete ready-to-use used for construction projects as varied as affordable housing, small local projects or infrastructure projects are complex from a technical point of view, and architectural. Faced with the challenges of urbanization and its growing impact on the planet and its inhabitants, the Group develops products and solutions innovative construction, marked by a strong commitment to sustainable development. LafargeHolcim occupies a leading position in all regions of the world, employs approximately 90,000 employees in more than 80 countries and has a balanced geographic coverage between developing markets and mature.
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