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Bruno Lafont
Born (1956-06-08) 8 June 1956 (age 67)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Nationality French
Education Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma mater HEC Paris, ÉNA
OccupationCEO of Lafarge (2006-2015)
SpouseMarie-Constance de Maistre
Children2

Bruno Lafont (born 8 June 1956) is a French businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of Lafarge from 2006 to 2015, when it merged with Holcim to become LafargeHolcim. He served as the co-chairman of LafargeHolcim from 2015 to April 2017.

Early life

Lafont was born in 1956. [1] He graduated from HEC Paris in 1977 as well as the École nationale d'administration in Paris. [1] [2]

Career

Lafont joined Lafarge as an auditor in the finance department in 1983, [1] [2] He subsequently worked in Germany and Turkey. [2] He was appointed as its CEO on January 1, 2006. [3] Under his tenure, he oversaw the international expansion of Lafarge to 70 countries, including the acquisition of minority shareholders in Lafarge North America. [2] Additionally, he cut costs by 60% within the first year, notably by divesting from its roof-manufacturing subsidiary. [2] By December 2008, he acquired Orascom Cement, a subsidiary of Orascom Construction Industries, for €8.8 billion, and he brought billionaires Albert Frère and Nassef Sawiris to Lafarge's board. [4] He stepped down as CEO in 2015, shortly after its merger with Holcim. [5] He was awarded a €2.5 million bonus for it. [6] He served as the co-chairman of LafargeHolcim until April 2017. [7] [8]

Lafont serves on the boards of directors of Électricité de France and ArcelorMittal. [1] [9] He is an advisor to the mayor of Chongqing in China. [1] He is also the chairman of the Fondation nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion. [10]

Personal life

Lafont is married to Marie-Constance de Maistre, a violinist and a descendant of Joseph de Maistre. [11]

Works

  • Lafont, Bruno (2016). Ces grandes entreprises au cœur des transformations du monde : entretiens avec Philippe Hardouin. Paris: Tallandier. ISBN  9791021019263. OCLC  946576283.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Board of directors". ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bruno Lafont, l'homme qui transforme Lafarge". Le Figaro. December 11, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Bruno Lafont appointed Chief Executive Officier of the Lafarge Group as of 1 January 2006". Lafarge. September 27, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lafarge va racheter Orascom Cement pour 8,8 milliards d'euros". Les Echos. December 10, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Guerin, Jean-Yves (July 17, 2015). "Bruno Lafont quitte Lafarge avec plus de 8 millions d'euros". Le Figaro. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Gordon, Sarah (June 3, 2015). "The riff: Bruno Lafont's early bonus". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Rowland, Jonathan (March 2, 2017). "Lafont to step down as LafargeHolcim co-chair". World Cement. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ Bayart, Bertille (April 24, 2017). "Le patron de LafargeHolcim quitte le groupe". Le Figaro. Retrieved May 4, 2017. Plusieurs administrateurs issus de l'ex-Lafarge, dont l'ancien PDG Bruno Lafont, ont déjà tiré leur révérence.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". Électricité de France. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Conseil d'administration". Fondation nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Bruno Lafont". Les Echos. April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2017.


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