Magnus Ohlsson has taken up his new position as Managing Director of Swedish building material company Cementa.

Mr Ohlsson has worked for Cementa and its parent company HeidelbergCement for many years. Since 2014 he has held the position of Marketing Manager and Vice President of Cementa.

"I look forward to pushing Cementa further in the same positive spirit," said Mr Ohlsson in a press statement. "Among other things, we will continue our work on our vision of zero carbon emissions during the lifetime of the product, and to develop new and better products that meet market needs in today's modern society."

Mr Ohlsson succeeds Jan Gånge, who will be focussing on his other roles within HeidelbergCement Northern Europe, ie, as finance director and deputy general manager.

In his new role, Mr Ohlsson will continue to act as Marketing Manager for Cementa.