Lafarge S.A.
NEW COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LAFARGE GROUP (Part 1/2)
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Part 1/2 PRESS RELEASE
Euronext: LG, NYSE: LR Paris, September 28, 2005
NEW COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LAFARGE GROUP
At the annual meeting of the 150 senior managers of the Lafarge Group in
Evian, Bernard Kasriel and Bruno Lafont announced the new composition of the
Executive Committee, which will be set up gradually and become operational as
of 1 January 2006.
The new Executive Committee will consist of the following members:
– Michel Rose, Chief Operating Officer
– Ulrich Glaunach, named Executive Vice-President, Cement
– Guillaume Roux, named Executive Vice-President, Cement
– Jean-Charles Blatz, Executive Vice-President, Aggregates & Concrete
– Jean-Christophe Barbant, named Executive Vice-President, Roofing
– Isidoro Miranda, Executive Vice-President, Gypsum
– Jean-Jacques Gauthier, Executive Vice-President, Finance
– Christian Herrault, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources and
Organization.
Commenting on this announcement, Bernard Kasriel, Lafarge’s Chief Executive
Officer, stated:
“We have prepared for this change in the composition of the Executive
Committee with Bruno Lafont, who will become the new Chief Executive Officer
of Lafarge in January. I share his conviction that this new organization will
enable the new management team to meet new challenges and to successfully lead
the Group with high ambitions.”
Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, holds top-ranking positions
in all four of its divisions: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete, Roofing and
Gypsum. Lafarge employs 77,000 people in 75 countries and posted sales of
EUR14.4 billion in 2004. Additional information is available on the web site
at http://www.lafarge.com .
For release worldwide with simultaneous release in the United States.
COMMUNICATIONS: INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Stéphanie Tessier: 33-1 44-34-92-32 Yvon Brind’Amour: 33-1 44-34-92-93
stephanie.tessier@lafarge.com yvon.brindamour@lafarge.com
Amanda Jones: 33-1 44-34-58-30 Danièle Daouphars: 33-1 44-34-92-93
amanda.jones@lafarge.com daniele.daouphars@lafarge.com
Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions (“Factors”), which are difficult to predict. Some of the Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the cyclical
nature of the Company’s business; national and regional economic conditions in
the countries in which the Group does business; currency fluctuations;
seasonal nature of the Company’s operations; levels of construction spending
in major markets; supply/demand structure of the industry; competition from
new or existing competitors; unfavorable weather conditions during peak
construction periods; changes in and implementation of environmental and other
governmental regulations; our ability to successfully identify, complete and
efficiently integrate acquisitions; our ability to successfully penetrate new
markets; and other Factors disclosed in the Company’s public filings with the
French Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the US Securities and Exchange
Commission including its Reference Document and annual report on Form 20-F. In
general, the Company is subject to the risks and uncertainties of the
construction industry and of doing business throughout the world. The forward-
looking statements are made as of this date and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update them, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
End part 1/2
End of announcement (c)DGAP 28.09.2005
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WKN: 850646; ISIN: FR0000120537; Index:
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