Belgium: FEBELCEM, the Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry, has elected Morgan Malecotte as its president. He succeeds Christoph Streicher in the post. The appointment has a duration of two years.
Malecotte is currently the CEO of Holcim Belgium and has been in this position since late 2022. Prior to this he worked for Arkema in management roles from 2014 to 2022. He eventually became its general manager France – BU Construction & Consumer Adhesive. Earlier in his career he worked for the chemicals company Henkel from 2002 to 2014. He holds an bachelor's degree in marketing and management from the Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, a master’s degree in the same subject from OMNES Education and an executive master’s of business administration (MBA) from INSEAD.