AFRICA OUTLOOK: HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK FOR HOLCIM GROUP?

Bruno Silete Hounkpati, CEO, LafargeHolcim Guinea:

“I am in my 6th year as CEO in the Holcim Group after joining 11 years ago in our regional office in Cairo.

“I joined the Holcim Group from the petroleum industry where I spent 10 years working for Shell and Chevron in various countries within supply chain and engineering functions across Africa. This included key markets of Nigeria, Ghana and many others. My journey in the Holcim Group started in the Middle East and Africa Regional office in Cairo in Egypt followed by various senior management roles in France, Malawi, Nigeria and now in Guinea.

“My initial interest was in the areas of supply chain and logistics; backbones of every manufacturing business which are common to both the petroleum and the cement industries. Both industries are capital and logistics intensive businesses, and I got the opportunity to join and helped to address supply chain challenges in Africa and the Middle East region. I had the privilege to work with the group’s top executives and moved into the general management role, regional function roles and back to a general management position in Guinea. It’s an exciting journey so far and continues to be.”