Patrick Millot leaves Saint-Gobain to join Laticrete as its new CEO
Laticrete has named former Saint-Gobain executive Patrick Millot as its new new CEO, effective 10 August, 2020.
Moving from his position as CEO of Abrasives and Composites Systems at Saint-Gobain, Millot will replace David A. Rothberg, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board for the flooring specialist.
“”I am thrilled and honored by this opportunity! Laticrete is a wonderful success story and a great global company with a leading brand in construction,” remarked Millot, a 24-year industry who started finance and strategy for Saint Gobain.
Millot oversaw 12,300 employees from 88 sites in 30 countries in his previous role and holds an engineering degree and masters in economics. Other positions at Saint Gobain includedthe role of VP of corporate planning, strategy and finance of the High-Performance Materials sector, as well as serving as the general manager of the Reinforcement Division.
“Patrick comes to us after a successful career in manufacturing and omni channel distribution for the industrial and construction industries,” said Rothberg. “Patrick’s experience running a larger globalized business will be a booster rocket to accelerate all of the wonderful work done to date at Laticrete.”
He added: “I remember the excitement, forty-two years ago, when l came to work with my father, mother and brother Henry at Laticrete, a 100% family owned business. Now, as Chairman, I see the same focused enthusiasm in Patrick and am delighted that together, we will ensure continuity of our culture and values, while he takes our innovation, customer centricity and globalization to the next level. I am confident that Patrick will effectively take up the mantle begun with my parents, and transition seamlessly into his new role propelling Laticrete forward.”
The appointment of Millot has been welcomed by the existing seasoned Laticrete corporate leadership team, who will now report to him.
“I very much look forward to working with Patrick. It is a prime opportunity to reassess and prioritize opportunities within our businesses to provide our clients more and better tools for use in a fast-changing business environment,” said Edward Metcalf, Laticrete President for North America.
Erno de Bruijn, President & COO of Laticrete’s International Division, said: “I look forward to partnering with Patrick and leveraging his broad international experience to accelerate the execution of our vision.”
