Germany: Heidelberg Materials Trading has appointed Francesco Brambilla as its CEO. He succeeds Jose Maria Magrina in the role, who will take up another role in Heidelberg Materials Group.
Brambilla joined Italcementi in 2001 and held several managerial roles, including International Terminals Director in Switzerland. In 2016 he took the role of Area Director Market Intelligence & Sales Processes for the Africa-Eastern Mediterranean Basin Group area at Heidelberg Materials. He later became Area Director Business Operations for the Africa-Mediterranean-Western Asia (AMWA) Group area in 2024. Brambilla holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Pavia and executive master of business administration (MBA) qualifications from the Mannheim Business School and the ESSEC Business School.
