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Verkhnebakanskiy Cement Works board elects chairman

06 July 2015, Published under Cement News

The Board of Directors of Russia-based Verkhnebakanskiy Cement Works on 1 July 2015 elected Lev Kvetnoy as chairman of the Board.

Steppe Cement announces appointment of non-executive director

29 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Steppe Cement Ltd announced the appointment of Xavier Marcel Hervé Blutel - Guilloud de Courbeville to its Board of Directors, with immediate effect, as a non-executive director. Xavier Blutel (60) is currently the senior adviser, Wagram Corporate Finance, president and founding partner of SAS Baudrimont and a Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France. Mr Blutel brings significant experience to Steppe Cement having spent 33 years as an international executive in capital intensive indus...

Ujjwal Batria appointed as Lafarge India CEO

26 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge has appointed Ujjwal Batria as the India CEO effective 22 June 2015. Mr Batria takes over the responsibility from Martin Kriegner who has been appointed future Area Manager Central Europe of LafargeHolcim.   Mr Ujjwal Batria has been with Lafarge for the past 16 years. Prior to his appointment as the Country CEO, Lafarge India, Mr Batria was the MD of Lafarge India Private Ltd.

New managing director at Unicon A/S

25 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Søren Holm Christensen, finance director in the Nordic and Baltic region of Cementir Holding, has been appointed managing director for its subsidiary, Unicon A/S in Denmark, as of 1 September 2015. Søren Holm Christensen takes over from Jesper Knudsen, who will take on a position as CEO of EL:CON, after nine years of employment, including six as Regional Director.

CEMBUREAU elects new President and Vice President

17 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Daniel Gauthier, CEO Western Europe-Africa and Member of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement, has been elected as President of CEMBUREAU for a two-year term at the Association's General Assembly held yesterday in Oslo (Norway) after having completed his mandate of Vice-President over the last two years. He takes over from Peter Hoddinott, Executive Vice President Performance and Member of the Executive Committee at Lafarge. In addition, Gonçalo Salazar Leite (CEO Secil) has been elected a...

Roongrote tipped to take SCG helm, Thailand

29 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, has confirmed Roongrote Rangsiyopash is in line to be its next president, the Bangkok Post reports. The SCG board agreed to maintain Mr Roongrote's position as executive vice-president and end his top position at SCG Paper as well as announce the promotion of two other SCG executives to replace Mr Roongrote. "It is a process that we've been planning for several years, and it's clear the company wants Mr Roongrote to repla...

Future LH Executive Committee finalised

27 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Lafarge and Holcim have completed the appointments for the future Executive Committee of LafargeHolcim following a recommendation by Eric Olsen, future CEO of the combined group. The future Executive Committee, under the leadership of Eric Olsen is composed of: • Finance, Thomas Aebischer, currently in charge of Finance at Holcim • Integration, Organization & Human Resources, Jean-Jacques Gauthier, currently in charge of Finance at Lafarge • Europe, Roland Köhler, currently in charge of E...

Cementos Portland names non-executive president, Spain

21 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland has appointed Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz as a non-executive president, the company said in a filing with stock market regulator CNMV. Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz is the daughter of Esther Koplowitz, the owner of Cementos Portland, and has been a vice president of the board of directors of the group so far. Her appointment was unanimously approved by the board of directors of Cementos Portland during its meeting on Monday. Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz will repl...

Kaspar EA Wenger is designated chairman of the Board of Holcim (Schweiz) AG

19 May 2015, Published under Cement News

In the framework of the progressing merger between Holcim and Lafarge, Kaspar EA Wenger will become designated chairman of the Board of Holcim (Schweiz) AG, effective 30 June 2015, and hand over his responsibilities as Area Manager for Central Europe (Switzerland, South Germany, Italy). Mr Wenger has been part of the Holcim Group for more than 20 years, including over 10 years of operating responsibility for Holcim (Schweiz) AG, as well as the responsibility for Central Europe. "Thank...

TCL restructures debt, names new CEO

18 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has repaid all its previous lenders, company chairman, Wilfred Espinet, announced alongside Nigel Edwards and new chief executive, Jose Luis Seijo. Espinet said shareholders were updated at a February meeting on some of the board's plans to reorganise the capital structure of TCL and were, at that time, advised that the board had agreed to a set of restructuring terms with lenders, with two significant preconditions-the removal of the 20 per cent restriction ...