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Osvaldo Ayres new global CEO Votorantim Cimentos, Marcelo Castelli new board member

09 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Osvaldo Ayres Filho, Votorantim Cimentos’ current COO, has been promoted to the position of global CEO of the company. He succeeds Marcelo Castelli, who will become a member of the Board of Directors. Mr Castelli has worked for 26 years at Votorantim SA and became CEO of Votorantim Cimentos in February 2019. Under his leadership, Votorantim Cimentos grew and innovated, made important investments in Brazil, expanded internationally, advanced its go-to-market strategy, strengthened its adjac...

Patrick Vericel becomes majority shareholder of MLT Minet Lacing Technology

27 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Patrick Vericel has become the new majority shareholder of the MLT Group Conveyor solutions company, MLT Minet Lacing Technology, based in Saint-Chamond, France, has announced that one of its CEOs, Frédéric Guillemet, was leaving the company and confirmed that his co-partner, Patrick Vericel, will stay on as the majority shareholder. Founded in 1947, the company was acquired in 2017 by Patrick Vericel and Frédéric Guillemet, who each owned 50 per cent of it. Four years later,...

Andrés Segú Undurraga resigns from Polpaico Board

26 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Andrés Segú Undurraga has resigned from his position as director of Cemento Polpaico SA, Chile. His respective alternative director, José Tomás Edwards Alcalde, also resigned on 21 April. The company’s Board of Directors agreed to appoint Alejandro Gevert Detto as Mr Segú’ replacement, who will serve in this position until the next ordinary shareholders’ meeting when the Board of Director must be completely renewed.

China Resources Cement welcomes new CEO

19 April 2023, Published under Cement News

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd has appointed Mr Jing Shiqing as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective from 18 April 2023. Mr Jing is also an executive director and a member of the company’s Strategy & Investment Committee. He joined China Resources Group in July 2003 and served as deputy general manager of the human resources department from May 2018 to March 2021, as a non-executive director of the company from May 2018 to March 2021, and as a non-executive director of ...

Sagar Cements appoints new director

28 March 2023, Published under Cement News

India’s Sagar Cements Ltd has appointed Shri Ravichandran Rajagopal as an independent director of the company, effective from 27 March 2023 for a period of five years. A graduate in mechanical engineering, Mr Rajagopal is currently a whole-time director on the board of Anjani Foods Ltd. He has also held roles at Ciba Geigy Ltd, Vijay Cements, Elico Healthcare Ltd and Sri Vishnu Educational Society.

Bamburi Cement announces new CEO

24 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Kenya's Bamburi Cement (part of the Holcim Group) has appointed Mohit Kapoor as its new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2023. Mr Kapoor replaces Seddiq Hassani who has left the company after five years at the helm, reports Business Daily Africa. Mr Kapoor has over 20 years’ experience in corporate leadership having held several high level management positions within the Holcim Group, including CEO of Holcim Qatar and head of growth and innovation at Holcim India.  Bam...

CRH appoints new non-executive director

22 March 2023, Published under Cement News

CRH plc has appointed Christina Verchere as non-executive director, effective from 20 March 2023. Ms Verchere, a dual British and US citizen, is chief executive officer of OMV Petrom SA (OMVP), a position she has held since 2018. OMVP is the largest integrated energy company in southern and eastern Europe, and is active across the energy value chain from oil and gas production to power generation and supply. Prior to joining OMVP, Ms Verchere spent over 20 years working with BP plc, whe...

Adbri appoints acting chief financial officer

21 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Adbri Ltd has appointed Dianne Mong to the role of acting chief financial officer, effective immediately. Ms Mong was previously general manager finance. She has been with Adbri since April 2022 and has more than 20 years’ experience across the professional services, property and telecommunications sectors, with expertise in financial control, taxation and treasury. During her time at Adbri, she has managed all areas of the group’s finance function. Ms Mong previously held senior fina...

Northern Region Cement posts 5% increase in 2022 net profit

21 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Revenues of Northern Region Cement Co in Saudi Arabia increased by 10 per cent to SAR617.95m in 2022 from SAR561.91m in 2021. Net profits after zakat and tax advanced 5.4 per cent YoY to SAR112.45m from SAR106.67m in 2021. Earnings per share increased to SAR0.62 on 31 December 2022, up from SAR0.59m in the previous year. Appointments The company also announced Sulaiman Salim Al Harbi and Faisal Hamad Al Sugar as the new chairman and vice-chairman of the board, respectively for the ...

Magali Anderson joins Anglo American Plc

01 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Global mining company, Anglo American, has announced that Magali Anderson will join its Board as a non-executive director and a member of its Board Sustainability Committee, with effect from 1 April 2023. Ms Anderson is chief sustainability and innovation officer of Holcim Group and a member of its executive committee. A mechanical engineer, she has spent the majority of her career in the oil and gas industry in a number of operational, commercial and business transformation leadership roles...