ZURICH (Reuters) - Holcim's (>> Holcim Ltd) largest shareholder Thomas Schmidheiny is happy with the appointment of Lafarge (>> LAFARGE) executive Eric Olsen as the future head of the two cement companies once their merger is completed, his spokesman said on Thursday.
"Thomas Schmidheiny views Eric Olsen as a very good appointment," Schmidheiny's spokesman said.
Shareholders of Swiss Holcim still need to ratify the merger with France's Lafarge at a vote in early May.
(Reporting By Oliver Hirt; Writing by Alice Baghdjian; Editing by Maria Sheahan)