LafargeHolcim appoint new CFO

Philips Group chief financial officer Ron Wirahadiraksa to succeed Thomas Aebischer

RON Wirahadiraksa has been appointed as LafargeHolcim’s new chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Committee. He will succeed Thomas Aebischer, who is pursuing new opportunities outside the LafargeHolcim group.

Dutch-born Mr Wirahadiraksa is currently executive vice-president and CFO of Philips, a group he joined in 1987. After working in the Netherlands, Greece, Malaysia and the US, he became CFO at LG.Philips LCD in South Korea in 1999.

In 2008 Mr Wirahadiraksa became CFO at Philips Healthcare, and in 2011 he took over as CFO for the Philips Group, playing a pivotal role in the transformation of the company.

‘I would like to thank Thomas Aebischer for his contribution to the Group and I wish him every success in his future endeavours,’ said Eric Olsen, chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim.

‘I am delighted to welcome Ron to LafargeHolcim. He is a highly skilled and experienced CFO with a multicultural background, and comes with vast experience in transforming business models, driving performance and in taking value creation to the next level.’

Wolfgang Reitzle, statutory chairman of LafargeHolcim, added: ‘Attracting an international CFO of Ron Wirahadiraksa’s calibre is a great opportunity for LafargeHolcim and I am pleased to see him joining the Group.

‘Under the leadership of Eric Olsen, we have a diverse and strong management team that will be key to the success of our transformation journey to create superior value for our shareholders.’

Mr Wirahadiraksa will join LafargeHolcim on 1 December 2015.