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.
Bruno Lafont | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1956 |
| Education | Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris, ÉNA |
| Occupation | CEO of Lafarge (2006-2015) |
| Spouse | Marie-Constance de Maistre |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editCareer
editLafont 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 1 January 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]
In April 2026, he was sentenced to six years in prison by a French court for paying millions in 'protection money' to Islamic State in Syria.[11]
Personal life
editLafont is married to Marie-Constance de Maistre, a violinist and a descendant of Joseph de Maistre.[12]
Works
edit- Lafont, Bruno (2016). Ces grandes entreprises au cœur des transformations du monde : entretiens avec Philippe Hardouin. Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9791021019263. OCLC 946576283.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Board of directors". ArcelorMittal. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bruno Lafont, l'homme qui transforme Lafarge". Le Figaro. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Bruno Lafont appointed Chief Executive Officier of the Lafarge Group as of 1 January 2006". Lafarge. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Lafarge va racheter Orascom Cement pour 8,8 milliards d'euros". Les Echos. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Guerin, Jean-Yves (17 July 2015). "Bruno Lafont quitte Lafarge avec plus de 8 millions d'euros". Le Figaro. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ Gordon, Sarah (3 June 2015). "The riff: Bruno Lafont's early bonus". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ Rowland, Jonathan (2 March 2017). "Lafont to step down as LafargeHolcim co-chair". World Cement. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Bayart, Bertille (24 April 2017). "Le patron de LafargeHolcim quitte le groupe". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
Plusieurs administrateurs issus de l'ex-Lafarge, dont l'ancien PDG Bruno Lafont, ont déjà tiré leur révérence.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Électricité de France. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Conseil d'administration". Fondation nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "Lafarge: Cement giant guilty of financing militant groups including Islamic State". www.bbc.com. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bruno Lafont". Les Echos. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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