Cement News tagged under: appointments
Orient Cement welcomes new company secretary04 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement , part of the CK Birla Group , has announced the appointment of Diksha Singh as company secretary and compliance officer with effect from 2 September 2023. She will take over the role from Nidhi Bisaria, who resigned effective from 1 September 2023. Ms Singh is a science and law graduate, and is an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She has more than 14 years’ experience working for listed companies. Prior to joining Orient Cement, she he... |
Dalmia Cement announces new MD and CEO31 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsMr Puneet Dalmia will succeed Mahendra Sanghi as managing director and chief executive office of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd . Mr Singhi will step down on 8 December 2023 but continue in the role of director and strategic advisor to the MD and CEO. According to the company, Mr Dalmia is currently managing director of Dalmia Bharat Limited. He has been the driving force behind the company’s exponential growth since he took over the reins in 2004 and continues to spearhead Dalmia Bharat’s t... |
Mayur appoints CEO of Central Lime Project21 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsMayur Resources Ltd of Papua New Guinea has appointed John McBride as CEO of the company’s Central Lime project. Mr McBride has extensive technical, operational and commercial experience in global materials companies. He was the CEO of Sibelco’s Lime Division and most recently president of APAC at lime company Graymont. Mayur’s Managing Director, Paul Mulder, said: "We are excited to have attracted talent of the calibre of John to lead our Central Lime Project. John’s industry, developmen... |
MPA appoints director for energy and climate change17 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed Dr Diana Casey as executive director for energy and climate change, including heading up the MPA’s product groups for cement and industrial lime. She takes over from Dr Pal Chana, who continues to provide support as a special advisor to the MPA. In her new position on the MPA’s executive team, Dr Casey will play a key strategic role in the sector’s acceleration towards net zero carbon, advocating for better government policy to... |
India's CMA appoints new president19 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Cement Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) has appointed Neeraj Akhoury, managing director at Shree Cement Ltd , as its new president, and Parth Jindal, managing director of JSW Cement Ltd , as its vice-president. Mr Akhoury brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the steel and cement industries, having worked in various leadership roles in India and other emerging markets. "As a future direction, the Indian cement industry would like to reiterate its commitment to bein... |
Adbri names new CFO04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAdbri Ltd has appointed Jared Gashel as its new chief financial officer, effective 5 July 2023. Mr Gashel has more than 20 years’ financial experience in multiple industries working across three continents. Prior to joining Adbri, he was acting chief financial officer at Boral Ltd between April 2022 and March 2023 and previously held the position of executive general manager group finance and property at Boral. Prior to his time at Boral, Mr Gashel held multiple senior finance execut... |
Lafarge Africa appoints new CEO15 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsMr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi has been appointed group managing director/chief executive officer (GMD/CEO) of Lafarge Africa (part of Holcim ) with effect from 1 July 2023. Prior to this appointment, Mr Alade-Akinyemi was the company’s CFO and the supply chain director. He was appointed an executive director to the board on 8 April 2020. He has over 20 years of cross-functional experience in finance, supply chain, business development, and sales. According to the company, Mr Alade-Akinyemi i... |
Carbon8 welcomes new chief executive officer09 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsCCUS specialist, Carbon8, has appointed Paul Drennan-Durose as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr Drennan-Durose succeeds John Pilkington who has become non-executive chairman. Commenting on the news, Mr Pilkington said, “Carbon8’s board and its investors are delighted that Paul is now leading the business. Paul brings to the company a wealth of international board leadership and experience within industry as well as in private equity and venture capital.” Mr Drenn... |
Ecocem appoints innovation project manager09 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has appointed Jaouad Nadah as its new innovation project manager, responsible for the coordination of Ecocem’s ACT technology. Mr Nadah brings with him over 10 years’ experience in the construction sector, having previously held roles at Eqiom and Holcim , where his focus was on innovation in the low carbon cement market. Commenting on the appointment, Donal O’Riain, founder and group managing director at Ecocem, said, “The launch of our ACT technology last November marked a hug... |
Aggregate Industries appoints new plant manager08 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsUK-based Aggregate Industries , which is part of the Holcim Group , has appointed Thierry Davila as plant manager at its Cauldon works in Staffordshire. Mr Davila has over 27 years’ experience in the cement industry, including almost 20 as part of the Holcim Group. Having worked on Cauldon projects since November 2021 in his previous role with Holcim, Mr Davila has made a full-time move to the UK to focus on strategic operations within the business. He will also focus on implementing the... |