In this role she will take over responsibility for organisation and human resources from Jean-Jacques Gauthier, Chief Integration Officer – Organization and Human Resources.
Caroline Luscombe joins LafargeHolcim from Syngenta where she has been Head of Human Resources since January 2010 and a member of the executive committee since 2012. Prior to joining Syngenta, she held senior HR roles in the financial and healthcare businesses of the GE group, and in the speciality chemical company, Laporte.
Having successfully led the integration which is now nearing completion, Jean-Jacques Gauthier will be appointed country CEO in Algeria from 1 September, 2016.
LafargeHolcim says Algeria is a key country for the group offering significant growth and development opportunities.
With the forthcoming completion of a new cement manufacturing plant of 2.7 million tonnes, its total capacity in the country will reach 11 million tonnes by the end of 2016.
