Holcim's new area boss

Onne van der Weijde has been appointed area manager and a member of the senior management of Holcim Ltd. He joins from Ambuja Cements where he will remain as its chief executive officer, and will report directly to executive committee member Paul Hugentobler, responsible for South Asia /ASEAN excluding the Philippines. He started his career in 1990 in Holcim’s Dutch subsidiary Holderfin as international tax consultant. After this he was responsible for business development and acquisitions in Australia and
March 26, 2012

Onne van der Weijde has been appointed area manager and a member of the senior management of 680 Holcim Ltd.

He joins from 4380 Ambuja Cements where he will remain as its chief executive officer, and will report directly to executive committee member Paul Hugentobler, responsible for South Asia /ASEAN excluding the Philippines.

He started his career in 1990 in Holcim’s Dutch subsidiary Holderfin as international tax consultant. After this he was responsible for business development and acquisitions in Australia and chief financial officer at Holcim Indonesia from 2001 to 2005.

In 2005 he was appointed general manager of Holcim India and in 2006 he also assumed the CFO function at Ambuja until October, 2008. He has been CEO of Ambuja Cements since November, 2009.

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