Ron Wirahadiraksa, 55, has been appointed
Ron Wirahadiraksa, born in the Netherlands, is currently executive vice president and CFO of Philips, a group he joined in 1987.
After working in the Netherlands, Greece, Malaysia and the US, he became CFO at LG.Philips LCD in South Korea in 1999. During that time, as president and CFO he shared operating leadership with the Korean CEO. He became CFO at Philips Healthcare in 2008, and in 2011 he took over as CFO for the Philips Group and played a pivotal role in the transformation of the company.
“I would like to thank Thomas Aebischer for his contribution to the Group and I wish him every success in his future endeavors” said Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim.
“I am delighted to welcome Ron to LafargeHolcim. Ron is a highly skilled and experienced CFO with a multi-cultural background. He comes with vast experience in transforming business models, driving performance and in taking value creation to the next level.”
Wolfgang Reitzle, statutory chairman of LafargeHolcim, said: “Attracting an international CFO of Ron Wirahadiraksa’s caliber is a great opportunity for LafargeHolcim and I am pleased to see him joining the group.
“Under the leadership of Eric Olsen, we have a diverse and strong management team that will be key to the success of our transformation journey to create superior value for our shareholders.”
Ron Wirahadiraksa will join LafargeHolcim on 1 December, 2015.
