A graduate of the Institut D'etudes Politiques in Paris with a Masters in civil law, Jean-Charles Blatz (born in 1944) has devoted his entire career to Lafarge. He joined the Lafarge Group in 1970 as head of Organization and Methods for Lafarge Ciments, France. In 1973, he was appointed Vice President of Administration and Finance for Allia, a subsidiary of the Sanitaryware Division, and then Financial Director of Lafarge-Copp�e. From 1989 to 1993, he was Vice President of Cementia and managed the Group�s development in Central Europe. From 1993 to 1994, he was Vice President of Performance Aggregates & Concrete. Jean-Charles Blatz was then named Executive Vice President of the Mediterranean Region and Trading for the Cement Division. Since 2004, he has been Group Executive Vice President Aggregates & Concrete and a member of the Executive Committee. |