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George Conners Delgado appointed as Sales Manager Americas – Pyro & Grinding Technologies at FLSmidth
Written by Global Cement staff
10 January 2024
US: Denmark-based FLSmidth has appointed George Conners Delgado as Sales Manager Americas – Pyro & Grinding Technologies. This follows his previous roles at the company based in Peru, where he became Sales Manager - Pyro-process Division - South & Central America in 2022. Before this, Delgado worked for ThyssenKrupp as a Service Sales Engineer in Peru and as a Project Engineer for Relansa in Venezuela.
Prashant Jamadar appointed as Senior General Manager – Marketing at ThyssenKrupp Industries India
Written by Global Cement staff
10 January 2024
India: ThyssenKrupp Industries India has appointed Prashant Jamadar appointed as Senior General Manager – Marketing. He has worked for ThyssenKrupp Industries India since 2006 in a variety of marketing roles. Jamadar holds a qualification in mechanical engineering from the G M Choudhary Engineering Collage and a master’s of business administration (MBA) degree from the Indo-German Training Centre in Mumbai.
Átila Soares appointed as Sales Manager for Europe and Africa at FCT Combustion
Written by Global Cement staff
10 January 2024
Austria: Australia-based FCT Combustion has appointed Átila Soares as its Sales Manager for Europe and Africa. He will be based at the company’s office in Vienna. Soares previously worked for Aumund Group in Brazil in a variety of roles since 2005. The latest position was as a Sales Manager based in São Paulo. He also holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial (FEI) in Brazil.
Ranjan Sachdeva appointed as acting head of Siam City Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
03 January 2024
Thailand: Siam City Cement has appointed Ranjan Sachdeva as its Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from the start of January 2024. He succeeds the former Group CEO Aidan Lynam in the position. Lynam had been in post since 2019.
Sachdeva has worked for Siam City Cement since 2017, first as the Group Head Internal Audit and Compliance and then as the Group Chief Financial Officer, from April 2023. Prior to this he worked in procurement and audit roles for Holcim in India. He has also worked for Vedanta and Nestle during his career. He holds a bachelor of engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology and a master of business administration (MBA) degree from the University of Leicester, among other qualifications.
Mutaz Kusai Hassan Al Azzawi appointed as chair of Arabian Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
03 January 2024
Saudi Arabia: Arabian Cement has appointed Mutaz Kusai Hassan Al Azzawi as its chair. It has also designated Saud Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Sulaiman as its vice chair. Both roles start in January 2024 and run until the end of 2027.