Votorantim España has named Alan Svaiter as its new CEO, replacing Jorge Wagner, who has taken up the post of CEO of Votorantim Cimentos Europe, Asia and Africa. Mr Svaiter will oversee a 500-head strong business that includes four cement plants, two grinding units, 29 concrete plants, eight sand quarries and a mortar plant.

Mr Svaiter, a Brazilian national, has been part of Votorantim since 2008 and after managing cement logistics for two years, he was appointed director of Engemix, Votorantim’s concrete business in Brazil. Since 2014 he has managed the cement supply chain in the Brazilian market.

He is an alumni of the Universidad Pontificia de Río de Janeiro and the INSEAD business school.