Cement News tagged under: appointments
Oficemen names Jesús Ortiz as new president31 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsOficemen, the Spanish cement association, has appointed Jesús Ortiz as its new president. Mr Ortiz is currently CEO of HeidelbergCement in Spain. With a degree in Economics and Business Management from a French university, he succeeds Jaime haro. |
PPC24 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsDarryll Castle is stepping down as CEO of PPC. Johan Claasen, managing director, has stepped into the role as an interim measure. Mr Castle has said he is leaving to pursue other interests but will be available to the company for six months to ensure a smooth handover to his successor. The announcement comes just one month after the company reported a 93 per cent drop in full-year earnings due to a liquidity crisis following PPC’s credit rating being slashed to junk status. |
Patrick Kron to be elected to LafargeHolcim board11 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim will propose the election of Patrick Kron as a board member to its general meeting on 3 May. "We are delighted to be able to nominate Patrick Kron, who is an experienced management personality with extensive experience in the transformation of industrial companies," said LafargeHolcim President Beat Hess in the announcement. Mr Kron was formerly head of the industrial group Alstom. Philippe Dauman and Alexander Gut are not available for re-election. |
Mauricio Doehner new president of Mexico’s cement association06 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsMauricio Doehner has been appointed as new president of Mexico’s cement association, Cámara Nacional del Cemento (Canacem). He replaces Billy Álvarez of Cruz Azul. The appointment is for one year with the option to re-elect him for a second period. The new president will focus on positioning cement more as an infrastructure option, promoting the use of alternative fuels, transportation efficiency and reducing environmental impact, the agency said. Mr Doehner is Executive Vice President... |
Semen Indonesia appoints former intelligence chief Sutiyoso03 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia has appointed former Jakarta governor and State Intelligence Agency (BIN) director, Sutiyoso, its president commissioner. Sutiyoso served as BIN chief under President Joko Widodo’s administration and previously led the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI). The appointment comes at a time of public protest against the building of the company’s new factory in Rembang, Central Java. |
Adelaide Brighton appoints Zlatko Todorcevski as non-executive director23 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsAustralia’s Adelaide Brighton has appointed Zlatko Todorcevski as non-executive director with effect from 22 March 2017. Mr Todorcevski is President of the Group of 100, the peak body for Australia's Chief Financial Officers from the nation's major private and public business enterprises. He is also Chairman of the Accounting and Auditing Standing Committee of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Adelaide Brighton's Chairman, Les Hosking, said he was pleased the Compan... |
AfriSam reported to replace CEO ahead of PPC merger17 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsTo help enable the merger with rival PPC, AfriSam is set to replace its CEO, Stephan Olivier after nearly seven years of leading the firm, according to local press reports in South Africa. He would be replaced on a short-term contract by Rob Wessels, a former chief investment officer at AfriSam's black empowerment partner Phembani Group. The new management team would potentially implement the merger with PPC through a reverse of AfriSam into its competitor's listing, two of the source... |
Saudi Arabia: Northern Region Cement Co appoints new board top17 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Northern Region Cement Co has appointed Sulaiman bin Salim Al-Harbi as the Board's chairman. The board also assigned the role of the deputy chairman to Raed Ibrahaim Al Mudieheem, according to a bourse filing on Wednesday. The company said that the board's new session will start on 16 March and last for three years, ending on 15 March 2020. |
Kenya: Bamburi appoints three women to all-male board16 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement has appointed three women as directors to its previously all-male board. Appointees include former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Alice Owuor, Rita Kavashe, chief executive of General Motors East Africa (GMEA) and Equity Group Foundation’s managing director, Dr Hellen Gichohi. The female directors now represent 30 per cent of the cement manufacturer’s board that previously comprised of just seven men after two female directors (deputy Cent... |
Rwanda: new CEO of Cimerwa and PPC Gauteng business unit executive09 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsFormer General Manager of PPC Cement’s Hercules and Jupiter operations in Gauteng, Bheki Mthembu, has been appointed the CEO of Cimerwa in Rwanda. Mthembu assumed his new duties as CEO from 1 December 2016 under the guidance of Njombo Lekula, Managing Director of PPC International Operations. With optimisation of Cimerwa currently in progress, Mthembu is looking forward to this new challenge and the year ahead. "While PPC’s well-established presence in Botswana and Zimbabwe had alread... |