Daniel Harrington will be heading up Cementir Holding’s Region North America following the company’s acquisition of Lehigh White Company.

The newly-formed Region North America consists of the North American cement production and distribution operations of Lehigh White Ceemnt and the group’s existing US concrete products company, Vianini Pice Inc.

Mr Harrington previously served as President and CEO of Lehigh Hanson North America where he guided the building materials giant through 2015 and as the Chairman of the Portland Cement Association. He is an alumnus of Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Science, an MBA in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson Univeristy and Claremont Graduate University where he was awarded a MA and PhD in Executive Management.