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)

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