The Board of Directors of Cementos Portland Valderrivas has agreed to appoint José Luis Sáenz de Miera as Chairman and CEO. Sáenz de Miera replaces Juan Bejar, who was recently appointed Vice Chairman and CEO of FCC.

Among other positions, Saenz de Miera has been head of Cemex in southern Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia, and Vice Chairman and CEO of Cemex Spain.

Saenz de Miera replaces Juan Béjar, who last month was named Vice Chairman and CEO of FCC and has resigned as a director of Cementos Portland Valderrivas to give input on the Board to his successor.

The Board also agreed the appointment as Vice President of Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz, maintaining the Vice Presidency held by Esther Koplowitz and Romero de Juseu.