As a result of this Group-wide reorganisation, Martin Kriegner has been appointed CEO of Lafarge India with responsibility for all of Lafarge’s cement, aggregates and concrete activities in the country.
“I am happy to return to India as Country CEO, at a time when the construction sector is evolving quickly in the country. By combining all of our activities together, we will be able to support this evolution by offering integrated and innovative solutions at an earlier stage of construction in close proximity with our customers, allowing the full benefits of our innovative products and services to be realized,” said Martin Kriegner.
Martin Kriegner, an Austrian citizen, joined Lafarge in 1990 and became the CEO of Lafarge Perlmooser AG, Austria in 1998 before he moved to India as Head of the Cement activity in 2002. Prior to this assignment he served as Regional President, based in Kuala Lumpur. He has a Doctorate of Law and an MBA from Austrian universities.
“My ambition, alongside that of the team, is to make Lafarge India the best company in the sector in terms of safety, cost, branding, quality, delivery, people development and last but not least sustainable innovation. We want to fully focus our business on our markets and needs of our customers, driving increased value through innovation to ensure we remain at the forefront when customers are looking for construction solutions,” added Martin Kriegner.
About Lafarge in India
Lafarge entered the Indian market in 1999 and is present in all its lines of business – Cement, Aggregates and Concrete. In Ready-Mix Concrete, Lafarge is the market leader and holds strong positions and wide geographical portfolios with around eighty concrete plants spread across the country. Lafarge has four cement plants in India: two plants in the state of Chattisgarh and a grinding plant each in Jharkhand and West Bengal.
About Lafarge
Located in 64 countries with 68,000 employees, Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses. In 2011, Lafarge posted sales of 15.3 billion euros.
For the second year in a row, Lafarge ranked amongst the top-10 of 500 companies evaluated by the “Carbon Disclosure Project” in recognition of their strategy and actions against global warming. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity.
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