People: Lafarge SA (LAFP.PA)

Mr. Christian Herrault has been Executive Vice President of Operations and Member of the Executive Committee of Lafarge SA since January 2012. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and President of the Gypsum Business of Lafarge SA from September 1, 2007, and was appointed as Member of the Company's Executive Committee in 1998. He served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Organization from 1998 to September 1, 2007. He joined Lafarge SA in 1985, taking responsibility for strategy and development in the Bioactivities Unit. Between 1987 and 1992, he was Chief Executive Officer for the Seeds Unit, first in the United States, then in France, and then managed the Glutamates business from 1992 to 1994. In 1995 he was named Chief Executive Officer of the Aluminates & Admixtures Unit (no longer part of the Group). Mr. Herrault is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ecole des Mines de Nantes. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1972 and from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris.