Richart takes over as new Holcim Lanka CEO

Philippe Richart, who was responsible for the readymix concrete business in 680 Holcim Vietnam, has been appointed CEO of Holcim Lanka, Sri Lanka, as “part of a generational change in the company’s leadership.” He joined Holcim Group Support in 2004 as a commercial project manager for the Aggregates and Constructions Materials function, working on aggregates market development and performance improvement in various regions of the Group. In 2007, he was appointed readymix director for Holcim Vietnam and successfully brought the division into the leading position in South Vietnam.