Eric Olsen (businessman)

Eric Olsen
Born Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Residence Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality American & French
Alma mater University of Colorado
HEC Paris
Occupation Business executive

Eric Olsen is an American-French business executive. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LafargeHolcim, a construction public corporation.

Early life

Eric Olsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.[1]

Olsen graduated from the University of Colorado.[1][2] He received a master in business administration from HEC Paris.[1][2]

Career

Olsen started his career at Deloitte.[1][2] He later worked for Paribas and Trinity Associates.[1][2]

Olsen joined Lafarge North America in 1999.[1] He became its Chief Financial Officer in 2004.[1] Three years later, in 2007, he was promoted as Head of Human Resources for Lafarge.[1] Olsen helped integrate employees of the Orascom Group, acquired by Lafarge in 2007, and reorganised the subsidiary in 2012.[1] By 2013, he became executive vice president of operations.[1]

Olsen has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LafargeHolcim since July 10, 2015.[3][4] Olsen conducted the merger of Lafarge with Holcim.[1] He is responsible for "140,000 employees and revenues of about €30bn."[1]

Philanthropy

Olsen formerly served as the President of the American School of Paris.[1]

Personal life

Olsen is married to a woman from Quebec, the French-speaking region of Canada.[1] They have two children.[1] They reside in Zurich, Switzerland.[1]

Olsen became a bi-national,[2] after gaining French citizenship in 2014.[1] He enjoys skiing.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Stothard, Michael (April 10, 2015). "Olsen the cement needed to join Lafarge and Holcim". Financial Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eric Olsen: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lafarge SA". Lafarge. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. Stothard, Michael (April 9, 2015). "Olsen the cement needed to join Lafarge and Holcim". Financial Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. Revill, John (April 9, 2015). "Eric Olsen Named CEO of LafargeHolcim: Lafarge executive will head of the globe-spanning cement giant following merger". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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