Lafarge Malaysia Berhard has appointed Mario Gross as president and CEO, succeeding Thierry Legrand. Gross began his career in Sika AG, Zurich, in 2002 and has 15 years of global experience in the construction materials business. Prior to his appointment at Lafarge Malaysia, Gross was the head of global procurement, quality and sustainability at Sika AG and had served various posts including Asia-Pacific head of procurement and managing director of Sika in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.