About

HeidelbergCement is one of the world’s largest building materials companies; with the takeover of Italian cement producer Italcementi, HeidelbergCement became the number one in aggregates production, number two in cement and number three in ready-mixed concrete. In 2016, the legal department guided HeidelbergCement through completing this deal, specifically an acquisition of a 45% shareholding in Italcementi, which has done a great deal to consolidate its extremely strong position in the cement market. Recently the legal division was tasked with the task of renewing the partnership between HeidelbergCement and Birdlife, a partnership that was established in 2012, based on shared values of promoting biodiversity while using natural sources sustainably. Roland Sterr is the general counsel and director group legal for HeidelbergCement, providing oversight over the legal team’s operations in international remits and heavily involved in the planned construction on a number of cement plants.