The HERACLES G.C.Co Board of Directors in its meeting today accepted the resignation of Mr. Saad Sebbar from the position of Managing Director, as from 1st October 2008, because of his forthcoming appointment as LAFARGE Regional President East Asia Cement. Mr. Saad Sebbar remains non executive member of the Board of Directors, pursuant to the provisions of law 3016/2002, as amended by the provisions of law 3091/2002, since he fulfils the conditions of articles 3 and 4 of law 3016/2002 as amended and be in force.
Following that, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Pierre Deleplanque, as Managing Director, as from 1st October 2008, and entrusted to him all its rights, according to article 22 of the Company's Articles of Association.
Mr. Pierre Deleplanque, 43 years old, has 19 years of experience in LAFARGE. He was the Project Manager for the Orascom integration. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of LAFARGE'S subsidiary in Ecuador and has held in the past management positions as Chief Financial Officer of the Group's companies in Venezuela and Philippines. He is a member of the Board of Directors of HERACLES G.C.Co since August 2008.
Following that, the Board of Directors of the HERACLES G.C.Co has as following:
Chairman of the Board Manolis Chris Kyprianides, Entrepreneur, non-executive member
Vice Chairman Peter James Hoddinott, Lafarge Regional President Western Europe, non-executive member
Managing Director Pierre Deleplanque, executive-member
Members Jean-Charles Blatz, non-executive member
Jean-Jacques Gauthier, Lafarge Group Executive Vice President Finance, non-executive member
Ulrich Glaunach, non-executive member
Saad Sebbar, non-executive member
Christos Sorotos, Aspis Bank Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, independent, non-executive member,
Agissilaos Karambelas, Lawyer, independent, non-executive member

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HERACLES Group of Companies, a member of Lafarge, is Greece's largest cement producer, with a production capacity of 9.6 million tons per year, and the largest cement exporter in Europe. Operating three cement plants, in Volos, Halkis and Milaki in Evoia, six cement terminals, as well as production and trading units of aggregates and concrete, the Heracles Group has production activity in 29 prefectures in Greece and trading activity throughout continental and island Greece.
Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum. With 90,000 employees in 76 countries, Lafarge posted sales of Euros 17.6 billion and net income of Euros 1.9 billion in 2007.
Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector to be listed in the 2008 '100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World'. Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy. To make advances in building materials, Lafarge places the customer at the heart of its concerns. It offers the construction industry and the general public innovative solutions bringing greater safety, comfort and quality to their everyday surroundings.
Additional information is available on the web site at www.lafarge.com.
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HERACLES G.C.C. Group of Companies
Angelica Patrouba
Communications
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