Building materials
10 Chief Procurement Officers in Building Materials
These ten executives hold or have held a chief procurement officer (CPO) title at building materials companies, including cement makers and building materials distributors. A reader can learn how chief procurement officers lead procurement teams in building materials companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bhaskar Parthasarathi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Etex
Chief Procurement Officer at Etex since January 2026; the profile describes Etex as a company focused on plasterboard production. Bhaskar Parthasarathi was formerly Vice President, Head of Category Management CPO - Europe Materials and Products at CRH (2018–2025), Vice President Senior Director Global Procurement at Holcim (2014–2018) and Director, Global Procurement Integration at Heidelberg Materials (2007–2013).
Daniel Koestl
LinkedInExperience: Director Group Procurement, CPO · Heidelberg Materials
Director Group Procurement, CPO at Heidelberg Materials since October 2024, where the profile says Daniel Koestl leads the procurement team supporting the company's efficiency and sustainability goals; the profile lists Heidelberg Materials as a Wholesale Building Materials company. Other Heidelberg Materials roles include Head of Group Technical Procurement (since 2022) and Director Procurement Asia-Pacific (2014–2022).
Ingo Zschocke
LinkedInExperience: CPO Chief Procurement Officer · Knauf
CPO Chief Procurement Officer at Knauf since 2017; the profile lists Knauf as a Wholesale Building Materials company and says the role is responsible for procurement spend of about 10bn€ across the Knauf group's more than 300 locations. Ingo Zschocke was formerly CPO Chief Procurement Officer at Wincor Nixdorf (2013–2016) and Director Purchasing BU Fuel Supply at Continental (2011–2013).
Kamal Kishore
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · JKCement
Chief Procurement Officer at JKCement since July 2026; the profile lists JKCement as a Building Materials company. Kamal Kishore also holds the title AVP Procurement at JKCement (since 2016) and was formerly Chief Manager- Project Procurement at S&T Mining Company Pvt Ltd (2011–2016) and Deputy Manager at Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd. (2005–2010).
Luca Ramasco
LinkedInExperience: Country CPO Italy & Greece · Saint-Gobain
Country CPO Italy & Greece at Saint-Gobain since 2022; the profile lists Saint-Gobain as a Wholesale Building Materials company. Luca Ramasco was formerly Procurement Director Spain Portugal & Morocco (2021–2022), Purchasing Director, Delegation Italy, Greece, Egypt & Turkey (2011–2014) and Category Purchasing Director, Italy (2009–2011) at Saint-Gobain.
Martin Poulsen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · CRH
Chief Procurement Officer at CRH since September 2024; the profile describes CRH as the leading global diversified building materials business and says the global procurement team serves CRH's business units by delivering value, supply security and efficiency improvements. Martin Poulsen was formerly Director - Performance and Special Projects at CRH (2015–2024) and CEO Europe at APM Terminals (2006–2012).
Preben Nielsen
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing Director CPO · Bygma Group A/S
Purchasing Director CPO at Bygma Group A/S since 2006; the profile describes Bygma as the largest Danish-owned supplier of building materials. Preben Nielsen was formerly Nordic Lead Negotiator E- VA at Saint-Gobain (1999–2006) and Product Director at Brødrene Dahl (1995–2006).
Sathia Raj
LinkedInExperience: Executive President and Chief Procurement Officer · UltraTech Cement
Executive President and Chief Procurement Officer at UltraTech Cement since July 2025. Sathia Raj also held the titles Senior President & Chief Procurement Officer at UltraTech Cement Limited (2024–2025) and President & Chief Procurement Officer (2021–2024) at UltraTech Cement, and was Joint President - Head Central Procurement Cell there (2016–2018).
Uwe Wehnes
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer at CRH Group · CRH
Former Chief Procurement Officer at CRH Group (2018–2025); the profile describes CRH as the leading global diversified building materials business. Uwe Wehnes was also Group CPO (Chief Procurement Officer) at LafargeHolcim (2015–2018), Group CPO (Chief Procurement Officer) at Holcim (2013–2015) and Group CPO at Sika Services AG (2007–2013).
Wim Hadermann
LinkedInExperience: CPO - Manager Purchase & Procurement · CPE Belgium
CPO - Manager Purchase & Procurement at CPE Belgium since May 2024, a title also listed at Biesmans Group; the profile headline describes CPE, along with RoofYou Belgium, BossCover and MAWIPEX, as distributors of materials for the building envelope. Wim Hadermann was formerly Productmanager Isolatie at Tectum Group (2019–2024) and Owner of Belroof (2004–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company type to yours, since a global materials group, a national cement maker and a building materials distributor buy very different things at different scale. Also check whether the person held the CPO role for a whole group or for one country, and pick the scope closest to your decision.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize procurement across plants, countries and business units?
- 02How do you balance supply security against cost when buying raw materials, energy and equipment?
- 03How did you structure the procurement team and its reporting lines, and what would you change?
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