Aggregate Industries appoints Mike Pearce as new Managing Director

11 Jul 2017

Aggregate Industries has appointed Mike Pearce as the Managing Director of its Aggregates division, as the company looks to cement its position as the UK’s leading construction materials supplier.

Mike has held senior commercial and operational roles in Aggregate Industries since first joining in 1986, and moves into the role from his previous position as Commercial Director, which he has held since July 2015.

Mike will focus on the company’s customer service, health and safety, innovation, and sustainability.

Mike will oversee the work that the team is doing to ensure that everything Aggregate Industries does is with he customer in mind – how the company can best serve them and add value.

Mike also has a responsibility to ensure the business acts responsibly in each and every one of the communities that it is part of. He will be responsible for the daily welfare of hundreds of operatives and visitors to those sites, to ensure every employee and visitor leaves as healthy as they arrived.

Mike plans to take full advantage of parents company LafargeHolcim’s world-class research and development facilities. With a rapidly changing industry, and ever-increasing challenges facing the sector, being able to innovate is what enables Aggregate Industries to offer its customers world-leading solutions and products.

Commenting on his appointment as Managing Director of Aggregates, Mike Pearce said: “I will ensure that we continue to invest in our people, invest in our sites and innovate and to provide our customers with unrivalled products and services.”

Francois Petry, CEO of Aggregate Industries, comments: “Mike has been a valued member of the Executive Committee for many years now, and brings with him a wealth of experience, both operationally and at a strategic level, that will prove invaluable in leading the division.”

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