Cement News tagged under: Industry appointment
HeidelbergCement update on Managing Board structure11 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG has decided to amend the structure of the Managing Board with the position of a deputy chairman. Effective 1 February 2015, Dr Dominik von Achten, member of the Managing Board in charge of the North America Group area, Group Purchasing and the Competence Center Materials, has been appointed deputy chairman of the Managing Board. Also on 1 February 2015 the extension of the Managing Board agreement of Dr Bernd Scheifele, Chairman of the Managin... |
Johnston named PCA Government Affairs Vice President28 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPCA named A Todd Johnston as vice president for government affairs, effective 19 January 2015. Based in the association's Washington office, he will represent PCA and its members with the federal government. Johnston comes to PCA with a strong record of experience and accomplishments in state government, industry, and in Congress, the association highlights. Most recently, he served as staff director for the Subcommittees on Environment and Energy under the US House Committee on Science, S... |
PPC cautions on half-year earnings27 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa's biggest cement maker, PPC, advised yesterday that its earnings in the six months to the end of March 2015 may fall by as much as 45 per cent partly due to rising finance costs. The company said in a trading statement released yesterday that it headline earnings per share for the six for the first half of the fiscal year is expected to be between 25 and 45 per cent lower than the comparative period of the previous year. “Notwithstanding a weaker trading environment, the mai... |
Dangote Cement appoints new CEO26 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has appointed Onne van der Weijde as chief executive officer, effective 1 February 2015. Mr Van der Weijde, ex-Holcim India head, will take the helm from Dangote Cement's outgoing CEO Devakumar Edwin. Mr Edwin told Reuters in an interview that the transition comes at a time when some of the large capital expenditure projects of Dangote Industries Ltd, which he handles, have started to materialise. |
Acting Semen Indonesia CEO named new head23 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia Tbk on Friday appointed acting chief executive officer, Suparni, as its new head. His term will expire in 2019. Suparni, who goes by one name only, had been Acting President Director since the departure of former president director Dwi who was selected in November last year to lead state oil and gas giant Pertamina. Suparni joined Semen Indonesia in 1986. His previous postings were production director of Semen Gresik's Tuban plant since 2007, Head of Corporate Deve... |
Johnston named PCA Government Affairs Vice President14 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland Cement Association named A Todd Johnston as vice president for government affairs, effective 19 January 2015. Based in the association's Washington office, he will represent PCA and its members with the federal government. Johnston comes to PCA with a strong record of experience and accomplishments in state government, industry, and in Congress, the association highlights. Most recently, he served as staff director for the Subcommittees on Environment and Energy under the US Hous... |
Arabian Cement Co names chairman07 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Co’s board of directors on Thursday approved the appointment of Abdullah Mohammed al-Eissa as board chairman, with a three year term effective 1 January 2015. In early December, the company elected a new board of directors. The other newly-elected board members are Ghassan al-Souleiman, Saud al-Souleiman, Adel al-Zaid, Ibrahim al-Rajhi, Ibrahim Aba al-Khail, Sami Baroum, Mu'taz al-Azawi and Alwaleed al-Dareean. |
Sumanta Pandit appointed CEO of Holcim (Bangladesh)29 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSumanta Pandit has recently been appointed chief executive officer of Holcim (Bangladesh). Mr Pandit joins the company from Emirates Cement, a subsidiary or India's UltraTech Cement where he headed the business as Country Manager. Previously, Mr Pandit has worked for various multinational cement companies in different managerial roles. In his 22 year cement industry career, he has worked in Switzerland, Oman, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Sudan. |
CRH announces non-executive board appointment22 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of CRH plc is pleased to announce the co-option to the Board, with effect from 1 January 2015, of Patrick J Kennedy as a non-executive director. Mr Kennedy (61), an Irish citizen, retired in 2014 as chairman of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV Holdings (SHV), a large family-owned Dutch multinational company with a diverse portfolio of businesses, including the production and distribution of energy, the provision of industrial services, heavy lifting and transport solutions,... |
KHD appoints Daniel Uttelbach to the Management Board19 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsDaniel Uttelbach has been appointed to the Management Board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG effective 1 January 2015. As executive vice president he will be in charge of Sales & Technology for the Group. Prior to his appointment to the Management Board, Mr Uttelbach worked as Vice President Sales & Technology. Previously, he was Vice President Account Management and has thus been leading KHD’s global sales activities for the last several years. "His excellent understanding of the g... |