Olsen set to become chief executive of Lafarge-Holcim

Allison Kral Published Apr 9, 2015

French-American Eric Olsen is set to become the chief executive of combined cement groups Holcim and Lafarge, reports fastFT.

Olsen has worked at Lafarge since 1999 and has served as executive vice president of operations for the company since 2013. He is the preferred candidate for the job, reports Michael Stothard, but he still needs to be approved by the Holcim and Lafarge boards.

According to fastFT, the appointment could be announced as early as tomorrow.

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Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.