By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Newly merged world building materials and cement producers, LafargeHolcim said on Friday it has appointed Caroline Hempstead as head of Communication, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development of company effective from December 1, 2015, reporting to CEO Eric Olsen.

LafargeHolcim said since 2007, Hempstead has been responsible for the global Corporate Affairs team at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, where she also chaired the Sustainability Council.

The company says that prior to joining AstraZeneca, Hempstead spent 10 years in the oil industry at Royal Dutch Shell managing the reputation of Shell’s global downstream businesses in over 100 countries. “Caroline Hempstead has also held corporate affairs roles at Inchcape, the London Stock Exchange and Harrods,” LafargeHolcim added.

She is a British national and has a degree in French Studies from Manchester University.