Cement News tagged under: appointment
BEUMER Corp appoints new CEO06 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsMarkus Schmidt Named CEO of BEUMER Corp BEUMER Corp (BEUMER Group) has named Markus Schmidt as president and chief executive officer. Mr Schmidt joins the company effective immediately. As the new CEO, Mr Schmidt will work closely with the talented team at BEUMER Corp to build on the company's strong legacy and drive continued growth and success. The company is committed to delivering innovative solutions and world-class service to customers, while prioritising safety, qua... |
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh appoints new CEO16 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) has announced the appointment of Mohammad Iqbal Chowdhury as the new CEO for the company. Iqbal Chowdhury will succeed Rajesh Surana who has been promoted to area manager of east and south africa region for Holcim Group . Iqbal Chowdhury is the first Bangladeshi CEO of LHBL. He is a widely experienced professional with a strong commercial and financial track record spanning over a 22-years career in reputed multinational companies in ... |
Beumer appoint new centre of competence divisional director23 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsSince the beginning of the year, Kay Wieczorek has headed BEUMER’s Centre of Competence (CoC) Product Business as divisional director. CoC Product Business is responsible for the cement, building materials, chemicals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) divisions. The 38-year-old studied Sales Engineering and Product Management at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. He has been with the BEUMER Group since 2014. Until the end of last year, he was responsible for cement division sales. E... |
Dangote Cement appoints new CEO20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has named Arvind Pathak as the company’s new chief executive/managing director. Mr Pathak will replace Frenchman Michel Puchercos, who will leave his position at the end of February after three years at as CEO. Arvind Pathak starts in his new position from 1 March. Mr Pathak led India’s Birla Corp, a cement producer, before he became the chief operating officer and deputy managing director of Dangote Cement. He formerly served at Mumbai-based Associated Cement Co L... |
Fortera appoints new chief financial officer10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsScott Healy has been appointed as Fortera’s new chief financial officer. The addition of a senior leader from the financial energy sector to the Fortera team will hone strategy and promote the various value streams present in the portfolio of CO 2 reduction solutions available from Fortera, said the company. Mr Healy brings to Fortera a proven history of successfully completing complex, finance and strategic transactions in clean energy, including over US$4bn in mergers, acquisitions and... |
American Gypsum announces new president10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsSteven L Wentzel has announced that he is retiring as president of American Gypsum Co LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Materials Inc , effective from 1 June 2023. Mr Wentzel has been with the company for 28 years and served as president for the last three. Succeeding him will be Eric M Cribbs, the company’s current executive vice president of concrete and aggregates, advanced cementitious materials, logistics, and procurement and materials, a role he has held since Janua... |
INSEE Cement appoints new CEO06 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s INSEE Cement has appointed Jan Kunigk as its new chief executive officer, effective from 1 January 2023. Mr Kunigk replaces Nandana Ekanayake, who is retiring from the role of CEO but will continue as chairman of the company. Mr Kunigk has previously held the positions of executive vice president at INSEE, as well as commercial director, responsible for marketing, sales, products and solutions, innovation and external affairs. Prior to joining INSEE Cement, he worked at Hol... |
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe appoints new Acting CEO13 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd has appointed Innocent Zulu Chikwata as Acting Chief Executive, effective from 1 December 2022. Mr Chikwata has 16 years experience in the fast-moving consumer goods and construction materials industries and has worked for Colcom, Innscor Africa Group and LafargeHolcim. He has held various positions in sales, marketing and operations with PProfit & Loss oversight and has worked with start-ups and global branding organisations. Having joined Lafarge in Novemb... |
INFORM to open new office in Singapore17 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsINFORM is expanding its international sales activities and services. With INFORM Software Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, the optimisation expert is expanding its presence in Asia. The partner organisation will take over sales and consulting as well as providing support for INFORM software for this region. With the new location in Singapore, opening on 23 November 2022, the software company is continuing on its international expansion journey. "We are further expanding our global network... |
New president of Saint-Gobain's North American construction materials division21 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies by Saint-Gobain, GCP’s Specialty Construction Chemicals (SCC) segment will integrate with Chryso within the new Construction Chemicals Business Unit, part of the High-Performance Solutions division of Saint-Gobain. Steve Williams, formerly president of Chryso North America, has been appointed president of the Construction Chemicals Business Unit for North America and will run the combined North American business. As part of the ... |