Cement News tagged under: appointment
World Cement Association unanimously approves Climate Policy20 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) has today announced the unanimous approval of its proposed Climate Policy and the re-election of CUCC Chairman Cui Xingtai to the Board of Directors at its fifth General Assembly, which took place virtually this month. Climate Policy The WCA's Climate Policy focusses on accelerating the decarbonisation of the cement and concrete industry by encouraging and supporting members to set ambitious targets on reducing CO 2 emissions, and fostering collaborat... |
Lafarge Zambia to revert name to Chilanga Cement13 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zambia (Holcim group) is set to change its name and revert to ‘Chilanga Cement Plc’ following a share sale and purchase agreement signed and executed with Huaxin (Hainan) Investment Co Ltd. Lafarge Zambia Plc has also announced the appointment of its new director of the board and chief executive officer, Chai Jianping. |
FLSmidth appoints a new CEO effective from 1 January 202212 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsThomas Schulz, FLSmidth’s Group CEO, has made the decision to take a role outside of the company, and will therefore step down as FLSmidth’s CEO by end of 2021. Mikko Keto, who joined FLSmidth in January 2021 as President of FLSmidth’s Mining business and member of Group Executive Management, has been appointed incoming CEO by FLSmidth’s Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2022. Vagn Sørensen, Chairman, states: “I am pleased we are able to recruit internally for such a vital positi... |
HC Trading Americas opens Miami office and appoints General Director of Trading18 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsHC Trading Americas, LLC has a new office in Miami HC Trading Americas, LLC has recently started its operations in Miami, USA. From this location, North, Central and South America are served for all cement, solid fuels and associated raw materials. Andrew Preston joined the company as of 27 September 2021 as General Director of Trading for Americas and he leads the team in the new office in the Coral Gables area. In his position, Andrew reports directly to Dr ... |
Yanbu Cement Co appoints new CEO29 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsYanbu Cement Co’s (Saudi Arabia) board of directors has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Ahmed bin Abdo Zugail, due to personal reasons. Mr Zugail’s resignation was effective from 27 March 2021. The board also appointed Ali bin Abdullah Al-Ayed as the new CEO of the company, effective from the same date. |
TCMB appoints new CEO15 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsAs of 13 October 2020, Volkan Bozay was appointed CEO of the Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (TÇMB). He succeeds Ismail Bulut, who will continue his activities as an advisor to the chairman of the Board of Directors, having made major contributions to the TÇMB 's strategic work areas during his tenure as CEO. Dr Tamer Saka, chairman of the Board of TÇMB , made the following statement: "We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr İsmail Bulut for his valuable c ontributions and... |
Boral appoints new CEO/MD15 June 2020, Published under Cement NewsAustralia-based Boral Ltd has appointed Zlatko Todorcevski as its new CEO and managing director, effective 1 July 2020. He succeeds Mike Kane, who will retire from Boral in September 2020. Mr Todorcevski has 30 years of experience in Australia and internationally in steel building products, oil and gas, and logistics, working in finance, business planning and strategy roles, including as chief financial officer of Brambles Ltd from 2012 to 2016 and Oil Search from 2009 to 2012. This foll... |
LafargeHolcim Canada Inc appoints new VP Saskatchewan and Manitoba06 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Canada Inc has promoted Tina Larson to the newly-reorganised role of Vice President, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ms Larson first joined Lafarge in 2010 as General Manager, Pipe in the Greater Calgary Area, following a 16 year career with Weyerhaeuser Canada where she held various management positions. In 2015 she was promoted to the country level role of Director, Health and Safety for Western Canada, where she led the continuous improvement of the health and safety culture an... |
Dewan Cement of Pakistan to elect seven directors22 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 20 January about the election of seven directors of the company for a three-year period. Company Secretary, Mohammad Hanif German, stated in a notification to PSX that the election will be carried out in the forthcoming Extra Ordinary General Meeting of the company, scheduled to be held on 27 January 2020. The new directors are expected to be Haroon Iqbal, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Waseem-ul-Haque Ansari, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Muh... |
PPC26 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsImports of cement into South Africa have risen once again, up by 293 per cent YoY in July, putting the increase for the first seven months of the year at 17.5 per cent, despite the severely depressed state of the country’s construction sector. Imports are predominantly arriving from Vietnam, according to local reports. Last month, PPC, along with a number of other major South African cement producers, applied to the country’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) for what t... |