Cement News tagged under: appointments
Multiple promotions for Lehigh Cement's Mitchell staff10 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement-owned Lehigh Cement Co announced multiple promotions in key management positions. Quentin McGahey, former plant manager at the Mitchell cement plant in Indiana, is now Vice President, Cement Operations Northeast, based in Allentown (PA). McGahey joined Lehigh Cement Company in 2016 and has more than 22 years of experience in mining and cement manufacturing. McGahey also served as an Army officer before beginning his civilian career. Jerry Miller, former assistant plant ... |
Summits appoint a new COO05 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsKarl H Watson Jr has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Summit Materials,Inc, succeeding Douglas C Rauh. Tom Hill, CEO of Summit, stated: "We are very pleased to have Karl join Summit. I have known him for years and his depth and breadth of experience in our industry will add impactful leadership to our already strong team. I am confident that Karl will make a great partner as we strengthen Summit for our next phase of growth." Mr Watson said: "I am... |
Domicem appoints new CEO04 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsColacem-owned Domicem has appointed Adriano Brunetti as its new CEO as part of the company’s drive to transform into a sustainable cement producer in the Dominican Republic. Mr Brunetti has worked for more than 25 years in Grupo Financo. Sergio Nin Maura, commercial director at Domicem, commented on the appointment: "The appointment of our new director represents a very important step for the entity, since we entrust him with the task of carrying on his shoulders the heaviest burden to ac... |
LafargeHolcim03 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe 39.9 per cent-owned LafargeHolcim associate Huaxin Cement is investing in a US$140Mta cement works that it is building in Nepal. Lafarge Malaysia’s turnover came down by some 13 per cent to US$409.5m in the first nine months of 2017, while a net loss of US$33.1m was incurred, compared with a US$10.5m profit for the same period last year. The company lost money in each of the quarters of this year and a return to profit is not expected until the middle of next year. LafargeHolcim A... |
Timothy Kuebler becomes country manager of Giant03 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsTimothy Kuebler has joined Elementia as the country manager of Giant, reporting to the cement division. Mr Kuebler has more than 30 years of experience in the cement industry. His previous position was as senior vice president for Titan (cement and aggregates). Additionally, Mr Kuebler has worked for Lehigh Cement Company as vice president of sales and marketing in the USA and Canada and he has collaborated with Builders Concrete and Titan Florida Materials companies where he served as vi... |
Richard Curtis retires as CMS Group MD02 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsRichard Curtis has retired from his position as Group Managing Director of Malaysian cement producer, Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) as of 1 January 2018. He will remain on the Board of CMS as non-independent non-executive director. Y A M Tan Sri Dato' Seri Syed Anwar Jamalullail, CMSB’s Group Chairman, said: "On behalf of everyone at CMS, I would like to thank Dato' Richard for his stewardship and commitment to the company for over 11 years. Dato' Richard’s legacy will be his pioneering lead... |
Bärtschi retires from CRH board21 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc has announced that Ernst Bärtschi has retired from the CRH Board with effect from 20 December 2017. CRH Chairman, Nicky Hartery, said, "On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Ernst for his commitment and service to CRH over the last six years, and wish him every success in the future." |
Monarch Cement names Kent A Webber new president19 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsMonarch Cement’s board of directors has appointed Kent A Webber as new president of the board. He succeeds Walter H Wulf Jr, who will remain as chairman of the board and director at the cement producer. He will share day-to-day decisions with Mr Webber and gradually transfer responsibilities to him. Kent A Webber started at Monarch Cement in January 2013, as subsidiary operations manager, and has been executive vice-president since 1 September 2015. The board also appointed Tony Ka... |
Joey Ghose new CEO of Raysut Cement28 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsOman’s Raysut Cement Co has appointed Joey Ghose as new CEO of the company, effective 2017, reports the company in a filing to the Muscat Securities Market. It is expected Mr Ghose will bring his extensive experience in the cement industry to bear as he addresses the challenges faced by the company. Changes to the income tax law in Oman resulted in a 60 per cent fall in 9M17 profit for the producer and local market competition and tough export markets have contributed to lower sales volum... |
Beumer appoint new director of customer support03 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsBeumer has appointed Guido Hesse, 50, as its new Director of Customer Support at the Beumer Group headquarters in Beckum, Germany. Mr Hesse controls and coordinates the global centre of competence and defines, together with his team, the technical and organisational principles of services and support for the Beumer products. "We see our task not only in preventing malfunctions and machine breakdowns, which would lead to long downtimes," says Hesse. "No matter what industry, our customers ha... |