PPC chief executive to step down at year-end, South Africa

The chief executive officer of South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Paul Stuiver, says he will stay on until the end of the to see the recruitment process for his successor through as his three year contract comes to an end.

PPC is seeking a replacement for Mr Stuiver whose contract agreement ends in May. Mr Stuiver has agreed to stay on until year-end to allow for the completion of “critical commercial projects and for the recruitment process,” South Africa’s Business Daily reports.

Mr Stuiver succeeded John Gomersall in July 2009.