Ash Grove Cement Company has announced that James P Sunderland, former company chairman and president, passed away on 27 May 2015.

Mr Sunderland joined the Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company in 1957 as its corporate secretary in Kansas City. In his 43-year career at Ash Grove Cement, he held several leadership positions including serving as the company’s chairman and president.

During Mr Sunderland’s tenure, Ash Grove Cement became one of the largest portland cement producers in the USA, the company highlighted in a statement released yesterday.