Sources: Holcim Ltd., Switzerland
Holcim Country CEO, Mexico Jaime Hill has been appointed region head North America, gaining responsibility for the Holcim US and Lafarge Canada businesses and succeeding Toufic Tabbara. Hill joined Holcim in 1996 and has 30-plus years of experience spanning finance, sales and marketing leadership roles in the U.S. and Latin America. Management credits his track record of profitable growth positioning the Mexico portfolio as the second biggest contributor to Holcim Ltd. operating profit.
Concurrently, General Counsel Corporate and M&A Lukas Studer has been promoted to group general counsel, effective November and succeeding Mathias Gaertner. As the lead attorney in the execution of Holcim’s fast-paced growth and portfolio transformation, Studer has played an essential role in a merger & acquisition strategy that has seen 100-plus transactions closed in the last five years.