Deepak Parekh, Chairman of the HDFC, has joined Lafarge’s International Advisory Board. Danilo Buscaglia and Ujjwal Batria have been appointed as joint managing directors. Danilo Buscaglia, was the chief operating officer – east zone, and Ujjwal Batria, was the chief projects officer. "We are absolutely delighted that Deepak Parekh has agreed to join the International Advisory Board of Lafarge Group. Our India business unit has already benefited greatly from his guidance, and he will continue to provide us with invaluable advice in this new position on a global basis," said Isidoro Miranda, executive vice president and co-president of the cement business. Uday Khanna who retired as managing director and chief executive officer of Lafarge India will now be the non- executive chairman. He joined Lafarge Group in 2003 as senior vice president of Group Strategy in Paris and moved to India as MD and CEO of the Indian operations in 2005.