Saudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) has elected a new board of directors with a three-year term starting from January 29, 2006. 

The newly elected board members are Prince Turki bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Ahmad Abdullah al-Zamil, Abdul Mohsen al-Ruwaishid, Saad al-Muajjal, Ibrahim al-Subai, Abdul Rahman al-Musa, Hammad al-Duwasri, and Bandar al-Waili.  The company posted a net profit before Zakat of 309 mln Saudi riyals ($82.4m) for 2005, up 12 per cent year-on-year