Uday Khanna, CEO, Lafarge India, appointed President of the IFCCI

Company Brief

Mumbai, March 05, 2008

At the 134th Governing Council Meeting of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) held in Mumbai. Mr. Uday Khanna, CEO of Lafarge India Private Limited was appointed President of the bilateral Chamber that holds responsibility for enhancing business relations between France and India.

Established on 3rd February 1977 in Mumbai, India, the IFCCI has been in existence for over quarter of a century. It is a bilateral business organization and whose 600 odd members are French and Indian companies from various sectors of activity.

Present in over 70 countries, Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum. Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector to be listed in the 2007 ‘100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’.

Mr. Uday Khanna, CEO, Lafarge India, joined Lafarge in Paris on 1st June 2003 as Senior Vice President in Group Strategy. Mr. Khanna, a Chartered Accountant, was associated with Hindustan Lever / Unilever for almost 30 years in a variety of Financial, Commercial and General Management roles both nationally and internationally.

Mr. Trilochan Singh SAHNEY, Chairman and Managing Director, NRB Bearings Ltd. and Mr. Xavier BERTRAND, Managing Director, Chanel India Pvt. Ltd. continue as the Vice-President of the Chamber. Mr. Jean-Luc FERRANT has been appointed as the Director General and Country Head of the IFCCI.

For further information, please contact:

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Aruna Balkrishna Singh

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