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Ash Grove Cement names new VP and CFO

12 February 2015, Published under Cement News

David Meyer joins Ash Grove Cement Co as vice president and chief financial officer Ash Grove Cement Company announced David G Meyer is joining the company as its vice president and chief financial officer in the company’s headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. In his new role, Mr Meyer will direct accounting, treasury, internal audit, tax and information technology functions.   “Dave brings 17 years of corporate finance leadership in strategic planning and capital marke...

HeidelbergCement update on Managing Board structure

11 February 2015, Published under Cement News

The 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 President

28 January 2015, Published under Cement News

PCA 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 earnings

27 January 2015, Published under Cement News

South 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 CEO

26 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Dangote 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 head

23 January 2015, Published under Cement News

PT 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 President

14 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Portland 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 chairman

07 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Arabian 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 News

Sumanta 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 appointment

22 December 2014, Published under Cement News

The 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,...