Cement News tagged under: appointments
CEMBUREAU elects new president and vice-president15 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU, the European cement association, elected Isidoro Miranda, MD of LafargeHolcim Spain, as its new president at its annual general assembly. Ken McKnight, member of the CRH Executive Committee was elected vice-president. Following his appointment, Isidoro Miranda said: “The foundation has been laid over the past two years and we will build on this. Starting from our innovation agenda and the technical pathways to decarbonisation, we will need to convey our key priorities for a faci... |
Scheuch announce new Asia MD11 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsMirko Köhler will become Scheuch Asia's managing director in mid-June 2021. He takes over from Jan Eike Graeff, who has successfully managed Scheuch Asia since 2019. German-born Mirko Köhler is currently Asia-Pacific regional manager for a German industrial fire protection company. The introduction of complex European technologies into Asian industrial processes are among his expertise. "Southeast Asia has become my second home after 16 years," says Mr Köhler. "I feel very connected t... |
FCT Group appoints new CEO31 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsAdriano Greco has been appointed CEO of pyro-processing specialist, FCT Group, commencing 1 June 2021. Adriano Greco, who is based in Florida, has been CEO of FCT-Combustion’s American business unit since 2015 and has also implemented the Brazilian subsidiary. Greco brings over 20 years of extensive pyro-processing industry experience from management roles across the USA, Brazil, China, Austria and Spain, having previously held positions such as President of Greco Combustion Systems an... |
HeidelbergCement makes new appointments to Managing Board28 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsIn line with HeidelbergCement’s 'Beyond 2020' strategic targets, the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement has decided to establish two new positions on the Managing Board to further drive the company’s major transformation in sustainability and digitalisation. Dr Nicola Kimm (51) will take over the newly-established Managing Board position as Chief Sustainability Officer of HeidelbergCement, responsible for environment social governance, global research and development, and new tec... |
Schenck Process Group appoints Advisory Board chairman26 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsSchenck Process Group has appointed Dr Ulrich Spiesshofer as chairman of its Advisory Board, effective from 1 May 2021. Dr Spiesshofer brings three decades of executive management, transformation, active portfolio management and operational expertise, across many sectors, including industry, energy and infrastructure in Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Most recently, he served as CEO of the group from 2013 to 2019 and was a member of the Executive Committee ... |
LafargeHolcim makes changes to Board of Directors09 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced changes on its Board of Directors. Oscar Fanjul has decided to step down as Vice-Chairman after serving on the Board of LafargeHolcim since 2015 and Jan Jenisch is being appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in addition to his CEO role. Beat Hess, chairman of the Board, said: "On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I sincerely thank Oscar for his invaluable contributions since joining the Board of LafargeHolcim in 2015. He played an instrumental ... |
CRH appoints new non-executive director to the Board26 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc has appointed Ms Caroline Dowling to the Board as a non-executive director, with effect from 22 March 2021. Ms Dowling (54), an Irish citizen, was until her retirement in February 2018 a Business Group President of Flex, an industry-leading Fortune 500 company with operations in 30 countries. Commenting on the appointment, Richie Boucher, chairman of CRH, said: "We are delighted that Caroline has joined the Board. Caroline has extensive operational experience as a sen... |
LafargeHolcim appoints Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer19 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim announces the expansion of Magali Anderson's role to Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, effective March 2021, putting sustainability at the core of its innovation pipeline. She has been a member of the Group Executive Committee since October 2019, when she was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer. In this expanded position, Anderson takes on the leadership and development of the company’s global R&D strategy and organisation, as well as external innovation collabor... |
Local man becomes new plant manager at Dunbar cement plant17 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsTarmac (CRH Group) has promoted a local employee as its new plant manager at Dunbar Cement. Chris Bradbury, who previously worked at Tarmac’s Tunstead plant in Derbyshire, began working in the industry as an apprentice in 1994 and has experience of working at cement plants in UK, Nigeria and the Philippines. The 45-year-old has risen through teh ranks and has been appointed the new plant manager at the Tarmac Dunbar cement plant, which employs 140 people. Mr Bradbury, who lives in Dunb... |
Breedon Group makes Board appointments11 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group Plc has appointed James Botherton, who joined the group as Chief Financial Officer designate on 1 January 2021, as Chief Financial Officer and Board member as of 1 April 2021. Helen Miles is joining Breedon as a Non-Executive Director 1 April 2021. Helen is currently Capital and Commercial Services Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Severn Trent Plc. Meanwhile Pat Ward is succeeded by Rob Wood as Group Finance Director on 1 April 2021. Breedon's ... |