Cement News tagged under: appointments
Lafarge Zimbabwe appoints new Chief Executive04 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zimbabwe (LafargeHolcim group) has appointed Precious Murena-Nyika as its new chief executive. Siame Kaulule, who previously held the position, left in January 2020 to take up a new position for the company in South Africa. "Precious Murena-Nyika was yesterday confirmed as the new Lafarge Zimbabwe CE. The announcement was done by Lafarge East and Southern Africa area manager Pierre Deleplanque, who is in the country. Her appointment came at a time there have been calls to have a loc... |
FLSmidth appoints Mikko Tepponen as new chief digital officer03 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has named Mikko Tepponen as its new chief digital officer, effective 1 June 2020. Mr Tepponen was previously employed by Finland-based Wärtsilä, where he gained extensive experience. He brings to FLSmidth knowledge in digital transformation of industrial companies as well as experience in terms of digital topics such as product development, internal efficiencies, customer behaviour, data architecture and a digital culture. These will also be focus areas for him in FLSmidth. FLSmidt... |
Ambuja Cements names Neeraj Akhoury as MD and CEO21 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements has appointed Neeraj Akhoury as its new managing director and chief executive officer with effect from 21 February 2020, the company said in a press release. He will succeed from Bimlendra Jha, who resigned to pursue other interests. Mr Akhoury was previously MD and CEO of ACC Ltd and has 27 years of experience across multiple roles including sales and marketing, logistics and corporate affairs. Mr N S Sekhsaria, Ambuja Cements’ chairman, said: "We are pleased to have Nee... |
Eagle Materials announces new chairman and CEO for independent companies13 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Eagle Materials Inc Board of Directors approved a plan in 2019 to separate its Heavy and Light Materials businesses into independent, publicly-traded companies by means of a tax-free spin-off to Eagle shareholders. Significant progress has been made on this plan since the announcement, and the Company continues to target the summer of 2020 for the completion of the separation. The Board of Directors announced the selection of the Chairman and CEO for each of the two companies, which w... |
LafargeHolcim US appoints Mountain Region manager05 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has appointed Woodrow "Chance" Allen general manager for the Mountain Region for the US Aggregates and Construction Materials (ACM) organisation. Mr Allen has extensive experience in lean manufacturing and managing large-scale businesses. "Chance brings a valuable perspective of the US aggregates and construction materials industry," said Jay M Moreau, CEO, US ACM. "His experience in production and in developing and executing strategic growth initiatives will support LafargeHo... |
Dewan Cement makes changes in top management05 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about changes in top management. Company Secretary, Muhammad Hanif Germany stated in a bourse filing that Haroon Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Ghazanfar Baber Siddiqi, Waseem-ul-Haque Ansari, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Muhammad Baqar Jafferi and Aziz ul-Haque have elected as the directors of the company. The new appointments have taken place on, and are thus effective from Monday, 27 January 2020. Ishtiaq Ahmed was appointed as chairman ... |
Lucky Cement reports profit fall during 1H2030 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Ltd of Pakistan has announced its financial results for 1HFY19-20, posting earnings of PKR1.937bn (US$12.54m), down 65 per cent when compared with earnings of PKR5.501bn reported for the 1HFY18-19. Revenues also fell by 15 per cent YoY to PKR 21.211bn in the 1HFY19-20, largely due to a slowdown of demand coupled with weaker pricing resulting from the industry's demand-supply gap. Commenting on results, a local research house attributed the fall in profits to pricing weakness, ... |
MPA makes management appointments23 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsAs part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA)’s 10th year anniversary in 2019 and in support of its vision for 2025, the association has been strengthening its team and is pleased to announce the following appointments. • Chris Leese, former vice president at Cemex UK, joins as Director of UK Concrete and Special Adviser Health & Safety. UK Concrete is a new campaigning vehicle that will be launched in the coming weeks to promote and defend the concrete industry with a focus on non-tec... |
Baudouin Nizet appointed head of McInnis21 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of McInnis Cement has appointed Baudouin Nizet as president and CEO of McInnis Cement, succeeding Jean Moreau, who held the post in an interim capacity since 2018. Mr Nizet was senior vice-president at Stuart Olson Building Group but previously served as senior vice-president, Québec and Atlantic region at Holcim (Canada) in Montréal and in Toronto as president and CEO, spanning the transition to CRH Canada. The Board also named Alex Wojciechowski as COO. He has more than 30 ye... |
West China Cement has new CFO15 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsChu Yufeng has been appointed chief financial officer of West China Cement. The company stated that his predecessor Chan King Sau ceased to be CFO, according to Reuters. |