Guardian

THE Board of Directors of United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited has confirmed the appointment of Olivier Lenoir as managing director of the company following the resignation for family reasons of the former MD, Didier Tresarrieu on December 7, 2012.

According to the Chairman, Board of Directors of UniCem, John Coumantaros, Lenoir’s appointment takes effect from January 1, 2013.

“On December 7, 2012 the UniCem Board accepted the resignation of Tresarrieu and has decided that he will be succeeded by Mr. Olivier Lenoir, currently deputy managing director with effect from January 1, 2013.”

Lenoir is a graduate of the Paris Business School “Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris.”  Until his appointment as MD, he has been the deputy-managing director of the company since 2010.

As the new MD, Lenoir is expected to consolidate on the achievements of the company in the areas of safety, customers’ orientation, operational efficiency and completion of additional 2.5m tons line approved by the Board to boost the company’s production to 5m metric tons in 2016.

UniCem is the leading manufacturer and supplier of cement in the South-South and South-East of Nigeria, manufactures and sell the UniCem brands of 32,5R and 42,5N Portland Limestone cement.

Within Cross River State, UniCem is one of the major industrial developments, and with its state-of-the-art Greenfield cement plant at Mfamosing, the company has the capacity to produce 2, 5 million tons of cement annually.

The company prioritises Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and has received multiple recognitions for its CSR initiatives both on regional and national level.