Gypsum industry news
Julie Bonamy appointed as Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Planning at Saint-Gobain 30 May 2017
France: Julie Bonamy has been appointed as the Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Planning at Saint-Gobain with effect from 1 June 2017. She will replace Delphine Geny-Stephann, who has been appointed as the Vice President and General Manager Silicon Carbide & Quartz within the Innovative Materials sector. Bonamy will report to Guillaume Texier and she is a member of the Senior Management Committee.
Bonamy is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP de Paris) and the National School of Public Administration (Ecole Nationale d'Administration). She started her career as a civil servant (inspectrice des finances) for the French government in 2011, before joining the Office of the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and the Digital Sector in October 2014. She was appointed advisor for the budget and digital sector in July 2015.
Switzerland: Sika has appointed Paul Schuler, currently Regional Manager Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), as its chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 July 2017. He succeeds Jan Jenisch who has accepted to become the new CEO of LafargeHolcim. Schuler has worked at Sika for 29 years and has been a member of the group management since 2007. He served as Regional Manager North America from 2007 to 2012 and as Regional Manager EMEA from 2013 until the present.