Maruxa Suarez has been appointed as the new plant director of Lafarge’s Villaluenga de la Sagra works in Toledo, Spain.

She replaces Mariano Garcia Hoyos, who was appointed industrial director of Lafarge Malaysia.

With degrees in Chemistry from the University of Cordoba and in Biochemistry from the University of Sevilla, Ms Suarez holds a Master in Biotechnology. She has been employed by Lafarge since 2004, where she started in the Environmental Department in Madrid and later in the Villaluenga plant as process engineer, manufacturing manager and production manager.