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Votorantim elects Akermann to Board

07 June 2013, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos elected Markus Akermann, former president of the Switzerland-based Holcim, to its board of directors. Akermann was CEO of Holcim between 2002 and 2012 after serving in a number of areas of the cement producer in Latin America. He is expected to hold the director’s mandate until 2015.

The Akermann interview

05 December 2011, Published under Cement News

Markus Akermann, CEO of Holcim Holcim is the world’s largest international cement producer, achieving worldwide sales of 136Mt in 2010. In his interview with ICR, Markus Akermann, Chief Executive Officer of Holcim Group, discusses a range of topical issues ranging from the challenges of dealing with the aftermath of the global financial crisis to the group’s recent performance, and future strategies for growth and development. Navigating the financial crisis ICR: The last...