Lafarge South Africa has announced Country CEO Thierry Legrand has taken up a new assignment after being with Lafarge South Africa for five years. Legrand will now take over as SVP of Transformation and Acceleration at Lafarge’s head office in Paris. In his new role Legrand will focus on developing innovation within the group.

With effect from 1 August 2014, he will be succeeded by Kenneth MacLean, currently Lafarge Group SVP for performance aggregate based in Paris. MacLean started with the company in 1987 and over the past 27 years has held a wide range of senior positions in Lafarge Canada and Lafarge North America.

MacLean holds both a civil engineering degree and a business administration degree, and is amongst others, a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick.

“I am excited to be here in South Africa,” notes MacLean. “This fascinating and vibrant country has always interested me. I am looking forward to the challenge of leading the company in the developing and highly competitive market.”