Cement News tagged under: appointment
India: Ramco appoints PR Venketrama Raja as new CMD05 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsRamco Cements has announced the appointment of P R Vektrama Raja as its new Chairman and Managing Director. The appointment is for a five-year term, starting 4 June 2017, said Ramco in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing. It follows the passing of Chaiman P R Ramasubrahaneya Rajha in March. |
Cemex Dominicana appoints Alejandro Ramírez as new local president01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsAlejandro Ramírez Cantú has been appointed has Cemex Dominicana’s new president for the company’s operations in the Caribbean country. He will also supervise operations in Haiti and the Bahamas. |
LafargeHolcim Guinée names Brice Houeto new Managing Director30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsBrice Houeto has been appointed as the new Managing Director of LafargeHolcim Guinée, effective 1 May 2017. He succeeds Luis Castillo Astruga and his appointment comes eight years after starting his employment with Lafarge. "I am delighted to join LafargeHolcim Guinea, a company with great potential. And I know that I can count on its staff as well as on all of our partners to consolidate the achievements of a company where human and sustainable development remain at the centre of our... |
Holcim Argentina appoints Carlos Espina as new CEO19 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsMr Espina has been the LafargeHolcim’s senior vice president of research and development since 2012 and based in the group’s Research Centre in Lyon, France. Holder of a degree in Mining Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Sciences of the University of Oviedo, Spain and an MBA of the European School of Management Development (EUDEM), he was CEO of Arcelor Méditerranée before moving to LafargeHolcim. |
Semen Indonesia26 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has said that it will open its new Rembang plant in Central Java in the first half of this year. The 3Mta plant, which has been plagued by delays, is currently awaiting environmental clearance, which it is due to receive this month. The news comes as Indonesian press reports reveal that GDP growth in the country is unlikely to hit five per cent in the opening quarter of 2017. High electricity prices are being blamed for subdued consumer spending, putting the squeeze on hou... |
PPC28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsAfriSam is reportedly appointing a new chief executive officer to help pave the way for the company’s proposed merger with PPC. Stephen Olivier, AfriSam’s existing CEO, is to be replaced on a short-term basis by Rob Wessels, a former chief investment officer at AfriSam’s partner Phembani Group, until the permanent candidate is announced. Last month the two companies revived talks of a merger, an idea that was abandoned two years ago. With both companies tackling poor pricing in their home... |
David P Steiner newest Vulcan board member15 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials Co elected David P Steiner to its board of directors with immediate effect. Last November, Mr Steiner resigned as CEO of Waste Management. He currently served on the board of directors of FedEx Corp. "We are extremely pleased to welcome David to the Board. He brings to Vulcan a wealth of expertise in business operations, land management, transportation and logistics, financial management and strategic planning," Vulcan Chairman and CEO, J Thomas Hill, said in a statem... |
PPC25 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsBheki Mthembu, former general manager of PPC’s operations in Gauteng, has been appointed CEO of PPC’s Rwandan subsidiary, CIMERWA. Mr Mthembu began his career at PPC in 1995 as a development chemist. By 2010 he had moved into quality assurance as group quality assurance manager before being appointed head of group technical services three years later. In 2014 he took on the leadership of PPC Hercules as general manager before adding PPC Jupiter to his portfolio in 2016. Commenting on his... |
Cementir appoints Paolo Bossi CEO of Italian unit, Sacci and Betontir21 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement producer Cementir has appointed Paolo Bossi as CEO of Cementir Italia, Cementir Sacci and Betontir. The arrival of Paolo Bossi, following the acquisition of the cement and concrete business of Sacci, currently Cementir starts the rationalisation process of the Cementir group in Italy, a company statement read. The new CEO's first challenges include returning the companies to profit while maintaining and improving product and service quality. |
Nigeria: Dangote appoints non-executive director15 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement PLC, Africa’s largest cement producer, announces the appointment of Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN, as an independent non-executive director. Mrs Ufot has more than 26 years’ experience in commercial litigation at trial and appellate levels, having been admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1989 and then admitted to the Inner Bar as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in April 2009. She also qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, in 2003. ... |