New general manager for Lafarge Aggregates

Lafarge has recently welcomed Praveen Bechoo as its general manager for aggregates. Praveen is based at the Lafarge head office in Longmeadow, and is a member of the country executive. A qualified engineer, Praveen holds degrees in BSc mechanical engineering, bachelor of commerce and master's in business administration.

Prior to joining Lafarge, he occupied various senior management roles with companies like Eskom, Holcim and M-Web Commerce Zone. His recent position was business unit chief executive officer at Macsteel Coil Processing and Macsteel Special Steels where he spent 13 years.